Where does “Flocke” come from?

Flocke (German) comes from Old High German floccho, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Flocke (German): flake

Definitions

  1. flake

Ancestry of “Flocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanflocchoflock
2Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
3Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
4Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “Flocke”

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