Where does “nonflagged” come from?
nonflagged (English) comes from English flagged, from English flag, from English flack, from Middle English flacken, from German flackern, from Middle High German vlackern, from Proto-Germanic flakuraz, from Proto-Indo-European plāg- — to wander; to fill.
nonflagged (English): unflagged
Definitions
- unflagged
Ancestry of “nonflagged”, step by step
nonflagged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flagged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flagged | simple past tense and past participle of flag;... |
| 2 | English | flag | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem,... |
| 3 | English | flack | To flutter; palpitate; To hang loosely; flag; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | flacken | to palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,... |
| 5 | German | flackern | to flicker |
| 6 | Middle High German | vlackern | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flakuraz | shaking, wavering |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plāg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelə- | to wander; to fill |