Where does “flække” come from?

flække (Danish) comes from Middle Dutch vlecke, from Old Dutch flec, from Old Dutch flekko, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

flække (Danish): a hamlet

Definitions

  1. a hamlet

Ancestry of “flække”, step by step

flække traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vlecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlecke—
2Old Dutchflec—
3Old Dutchflekko—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via Old Danish flækjæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishflækjæ—
2Old Norseflakato flutter, about
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old Dutch flekko →
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