Where does “cucflek” come from?
cucflek (Czech) comes from Czech flek, from German fleck, from Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
cucflek (Czech): hickey mark on the skin made by kissing
Definitions
- hickey mark on the skin made by kissing
Ancestry of “cucflek”, step by step
cucflek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech flek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | flek | spot; job, employment, post; a kind of small... |
| 2 | German | fleck | stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear |
| 3 | Middle High German | vlëc | fleck |
| 4 | Old High German | flec | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flekka- | spot; mark; blemish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |
via Czech cucat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | cucat | to suck object: thumb |