Where does “Flocken” come from?
Flocken (German) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Flocken (German): plural of Flocke "flakes"; flakes
Definitions
- plural of Flocke "flakes"; flakes
Ancestry of “Flocken”, step by step
Flocken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English flock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flock | A large number of birds, especially those... |
| 2 | Middle English | flok | tuft of wool |
| 3 | Old French | floc | tuft of wool |
| 4 | Late Latin | floccus | tuft of wool; tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |