Where does “Flic” come from?

Flic (Luxembourgish) comes from French flic, from French flique, from German Flick.

Flic (Luxembourgish): police officer, cop, pig

Definitions

  1. police officer, cop, pig

Ancestry of “Flic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfliccopper, pig, rozzer
2Frenchfliquefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3GermanFlick—
Every word from German Flick →Every word from French flique →Every word from French flic →
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