Where does “flock” come from?
Flock comes from Middle English flock, from Old English flocc, from Proto-Germanic flukkaz, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.
flock (English): A large number of birds, especially those...
Definitions
- A large number of birds, especially those...
Ancestry of “flock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flok | tuft of wool |
| 2 | Old French | floc | tuft of wool |
| 3 | Late Latin | floccus | tuft of wool; tuft, wisp of wool |
| 4 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |