Where does “Flegel” come from?
Flegel (German) comes from Middle High German vlegel, from Old High German flegil, from Proto-Germanic *flagil, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Flegel (German): flail; lout
Definitions
- flail; lout
Ancestry of “Flegel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vlegel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | flegil | flail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *flagil | — |
| 4 | Latin | flagellum | whip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |