Where does “플래그” come from?

플래그 (Korean) comes from English flag, from English flack, from Middle English flacken, from German flackern, from Middle High German vlackern, from Proto-Germanic flakuraz, from Proto-Indo-European plāg-, from Proto-Indo-European pelə- — to wander; to fill.

플래그 (Korean): flag

Definitions

  1. flag

Ancestry of “플래그”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflagA piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem,...
2EnglishflackTo flutter; palpitate; To hang loosely; flag; To...
3Middle Englishflackento palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,...
4Germanflackernto flicker
5Middle High Germanvlackern
6Proto-Germanicflakurazshaking, wavering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplāg-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāg-Every word from Proto-Germanic flakuraz