Where does “flagskib” come from?

flagskib (Danish) comes from Danish flag, from Dutch flag, from English flag, from English flack, from Middle English flacken, from German flackern, from Middle High German vlackern, from Proto-Germanic flakuraz — to wander; to fill.

flagskib (Danish): a flagship

Definitions

  1. a flagship

Ancestry of “flagskib”, step by step

flagskib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish flag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflagflag; imperative of flage
2Dutchflagflag
3EnglishflagA piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem,...
4EnglishflackTo flutter; palpitate; To hang loosely; flag; To...
5Middle Englishflackento palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,...
6Germanflackernto flicker
7Middle High Germanvlackern
8Proto-Germanicflakurazshaking, wavering
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplāg-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill

via Danish skib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskibship, boat, vessel; nave, aisle
2Old Norseskipship
3Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “flagskib

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāg-Every word from Proto-Germanic flakuraz