Where does “Flakon” come from?
Flakon (German) comes from French flacon, from Middle French flascon, from Old French flascon, from Latin flascōnem, from Latin flascō, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Flakon (German): vial
Ancestry of “Flakon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | flacon | vial, flacon |
| 2 | Middle French | flascon | flask |
| 3 | Old French | flascon | — |
| 4 | Latin | flascōnem | — |
| 5 | Latin | flascō | — |
| 6 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |