Where does “flageto” come from?
flageto (Ido) comes from Ido flago, from Esperanto flago, from German Flagge, from English flag, from English flack, from Middle English flacken, from German flackern, from Middle High German vlackern — to wander; to fill.
flageto (Ido): a small flag or banner, like a pennon
Definitions
- a small flag or banner, like a pennon
Ancestry of “flageto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | flago | flag |
| 2 | Esperanto | flago | banner, ensign, flag, toggle |
| 3 | German | Flagge | flag |
| 4 | English | flag | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem,... |
| 5 | English | flack | To flutter; palpitate; To hang loosely; flag; To... |
| 6 | Middle English | flacken | to palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,... |
| 7 | German | flackern | to flicker |
| 8 | Middle High German | vlackern | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | flakuraz | shaking, wavering |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plāg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pelə- | to wander; to fill |