Where does “flocketh” come from?
flocketh (English) comes from English flock, from Middle English flok, from Old French floc, from Late Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flocketh (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “flocketh”, step by step
flocketh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flock
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |