Where does “vločkovat” come from?

vločkovat (Czech) comes from Czech vločka, from German Flocke, from Old High German floccho, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vločkovat (Czech): to flake, to flocculate

Definitions

  1. to flake, to flocculate

Ancestry of “vločkovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvločkaflake
2GermanFlockeflake
3Old High Germanflocchoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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