Where does “floc” come from?

floc (English) comes from French floc, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

floc (English): A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended...

Definitions

  1. A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended...

Ancestry of “floc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchflocsplosh; plop
2Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
3Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
4Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “floc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →