Where does “floc” come from?

floc (Dalmatian) comes from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

floc (Dalmatian): flock, tuft; flake

Definitions

  1. flock, tuft; flake

Ancestry of “floc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
2Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
3Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →
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