Where does “flikken” come from?

flikken (Dutch) comes from German Flicken, from Middle High German vlicken, from Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

flikken (Dutch): to do, to pull off

Definitions

  1. to do, to pull off

Ancestry of “flikken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlickenpatch
2Middle High Germanvlicken—
3Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
4Old High Germanflec—
5Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “flikken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →