Where does “flik” come from?
flik (Dutch) comes from French flic, from French flique, from German Flick.
flik (Dutch): police officer; paw, mitt; homosexual
Definitions
- police officer; paw, mitt; homosexual
Ancestry of “flik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | flic | copper, pig, rozzer |
| 2 | French | flique | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | German | Flick | — |