Where does “flick” come from?

flick (German) comes from German flicken, from Middle High German vlicken, 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,...

flick (German): singular imperative of flicken

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of flicken

Ancestry of “flick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflickento patch up, to mend
2Middle High Germanvlicken—
3Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
4Old High Germanflec—
5Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →
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