Where does “flikki” come from?

flikki (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse flikki, from Proto-Germanic flikkiją, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

flikki (Icelandic): lump, chunk, hunk

Definitions

  1. lump, chunk, hunk

Ancestry of “flikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflikkiflitch of bacon
2Proto-Germanicflikkijąside, flitch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flikkiją →Every word from Old Norse flikki →