Where does “fleck” come from?
Fleck comes from Middle English flekk, from Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleyḱ-.
fleck (English): A flake; A lock, as of wool; A small spot or...
Definitions
- A flake; A lock, as of wool; A small spot or...
Ancestry of “fleck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | flekk | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | flekkr | spot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flekka- | spot; mark; blemish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |
Words derived from “fleck”