Where does “Piratenflagge” come from?
Piratenflagge (German) comes from German Flagge, from English flag, from English flack, from Middle English flacken, from German flackern, from Middle High German vlackern, from Proto-Germanic flakuraz, from Proto-Indo-European plāg- — to wander; to fill.
Piratenflagge (German): pirate flag, Jolly Roger
Definitions
- pirate flag, Jolly Roger
Ancestry of “Piratenflagge”, step by step
Piratenflagge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flagge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flagge | flag |
| 2 | English | flag | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem,... |
| 3 | English | flack | To flutter; palpitate; To hang loosely; flag; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | flacken | to palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,... |
| 5 | German | flackern | to flicker |
| 6 | Middle High German | vlackern | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flakuraz | shaking, wavering |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plāg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelə- | to wander; to fill |
via German Pirat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pirat | pirate; A member of a pirate party |
| 2 | Italian | pirata | pirate; pirated, ripped; pirate, filibuster,... |
| 3 | Latin | pīrāta | pirate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πειρατής | brigand, robber |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |