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Where does “flagg” come from?

flagg (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse flaka — to flutter, about.

flagg (Icelandic): flag, pennon, pennant

Definitions

  1. flag, pennon, pennant

Ancestry of “flagg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflakato flutter, about

Words derived from “flagg”

  • flaggdúkur
  • flaggskip
Every word from Old Norse flaka →