Where does “flicken” come from?

flicken (German) comes 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,...

flicken (German): to patch up, to mend

Definitions

  1. to patch up, to mend

Ancestry of “flicken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlicken—
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “flicken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →
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