Where does “Fléck” come from?

Fléck (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish flécken, from Middle High German vlicken, from Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Fléck (Luxembourgish): repair, mending, reparation

Definitions

  1. repair, mending, reparation

Ancestry of “Fléck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfléckento repair, to mend
2Middle High Germanvlicken—
3Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
4Old High Germanflec—
5Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →