Where does “flocked” come from?
Flocked derives from English flock, which comes from Middle English flock, Old English flocc, and Proto-Germanic flukkaz, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to plucking or pulling.
flocked (English): simple past tense and past participle of flock;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of flock;...
Ancestry of “flocked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flock | A large number of birds, especially those... |
| 2 | Middle English | flok | tuft of wool |
| 3 | Old French | floc | tuft of wool |
| 4 | Late Latin | floccus | tuft of wool; tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |