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
Ancestry of “flikker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | flikkeren | to flicker, to waver unsteadily; to fall |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flakuraz | shaking, wavering |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plāg- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelə- | to wander; to fill |