Where does “flikker” come from?

flikker (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch flikkeren, from Proto-Germanic flakuraz, from Proto-Indo-European plāg-, from Proto-Indo-European pelə- — to wander; to fill.

flikker (Afrikaans): to flash, to flicker

Definitions

  1. to flash, to flicker

Ancestry of “flikker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchflikkerento flicker, to waver unsteadily; to fall
2Proto-Germanicflakurazshaking, wavering
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplāg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flakuraz →