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

  1. police officer; paw, mitt; homosexual

Ancestry of “flik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfliccopper, pig, rozzer
2Frenchfliquefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3GermanFlick—
Every word from German Flick →Every word from French flique →Every word from French flic →