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Where does “fluc” come from?

fluc (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic flukkaz, from Proto-Germanic flukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pluknéh₂-.

Ancestry of “fluc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflukkazcrowd, troop, flock
2Proto-Germanicflukkōnąto fly, flutter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpluknéh₂-—

Words derived from “fluc”

  • fulc
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