Where does “zusammenflicken” come from?

zusammenflicken (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,...

zusammenflicken (German): to patch up (to mend quickly and roughly)

Definitions

  1. to patch up (to mend quickly and roughly)

Ancestry of “zusammenflicken”, step by step

zusammenflicken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flicken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlickenpatch
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,...

via German zusammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzusammentogether, jointly
2Middle High Germanzesamenetogether
3Old High Germanzisamanetogether
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →