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