Where does “flíček” come from?

flíček (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,...

flíček (Czech): a type of small pasta often in rectangular or square shapes

Definitions

  1. a type of small pasta often in rectangular or square shapes

Ancestry of “flíček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechflekspot; job, employment, post; a kind of small...
2Germanfleckstain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
3Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
4Old High Germanflec—
5Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →