Where does “flokko” come from?
flokko (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flokko (Frankish): down, wool, flock
Ancestry of “flokko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |