Where does “Fluch” come from?

Fluch (German) comes from Old High German fluoh, from Old High German fluohhon, from Proto-West Germanic *flōkan, from Proto-Germanic flōkaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Fluch (German): curse, malediction; bane

Definitions

  1. curse, malediction; bane

Ancestry of “Fluch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfluohcurse, malediction
2Old High Germanfluohhonto speak evil of
3Proto-West Germanic*flōkanto curse
4Proto-Germanicflōkanąto beat, strike; to lament
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂g-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “Fluch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōkaną →