Where does “Haferflocke” come from?

Haferflocke (German) comes from German Flocke, 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.

Haferflocke (German): porridge oats

Definitions

  1. porridge oats

Ancestry of “Haferflocke”, step by step

Haferflocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flocke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlockeflake
2Old High Germanflocchoflock
3Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
4Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
5Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via German Hafer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaferoats
2Old High Germanhabarooat
3Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
4Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
5Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →