Where does “flackern” come from?

flackern (German) comes from Middle High German vlackern, from Proto-Germanic flakuraz, from Proto-Indo-European plāg-, from Proto-Indo-European pelə- — to wander; to fill.

flackern (German): to flicker

Definitions

  1. to flicker

Ancestry of “flackern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlackern—
2Proto-Germanicflakurazshaking, wavering
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplāg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill

Words derived from “flackern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə- →
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