Where does “Flook” come from?

Flook (English) comes from Old Norse flóki, from Proto-Germanic flukkōn-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “Flook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflókituft of hair
2Proto-Germanicflukkōn-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “Flook”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flukkōn- →