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): fledged, full-fledged; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. fledged, full-fledged; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “fléck”, step by step

fléck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish flécken

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,...

via Middle High German vlücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlücke
2Old High Germanfluckifully fledged
3Proto-Germanic*flugi
4Proto-Germanicflugjazable to fly, fledged
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “fléck

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka-Every word from Old High German flec