Where does “flog” come from?
Flog comes from Old English floggian, whose ultimate origin and original meaning are unknown.
flog (English): To whip or scourge someone or something as...
Definitions
- To whip or scourge someone or something as...
Ancestry of “flog”, step by step
flog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blog | A cocktail or punch served at science fiction... |
| 2 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 3 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 4 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 5 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 6 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 7 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English fake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fake | Not real; false, fraudulent; Insincere; Something... |
| 2 | English | feak | Alternative form of feague |
| 3 | German | fegen | to sweep, to polish |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vegen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fegōn | to cleanse |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | faginōn | to gladden, rejoice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faginōną | to gladden, rejoice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pōḱ- | — |