Where does “flagstang” come from?
flagstang (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.
flagstang (Danish): flagpole
Definitions
- flagpole
Ancestry of “flagstang”, step by step
flagstang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish flag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | flag | flag; imperative of flage |
| 2 | Dutch | flag | flag |
| 3 | English | flag | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem,... |
| 4 | English | flack | To flutter; palpitate; To hang loosely; flag; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | flacken | to palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,... |
| 6 | German | flackern | to flicker |
| 7 | Middle High German | vlackern | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flakuraz | shaking, wavering |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plāg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pelə- | to wander; to fill |