Where does “fleck” come from?

fleck (German) comes from Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

fleck (German): stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear

Definitions

  1. stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear

Ancestry of “fleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
2Old High Germanflec—
3Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “fleck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →