Where does “vleck” come from?

vleck (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flec, from Old Dutch flekko, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Ancestry of “vleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchflec
2Old Dutchflekko
3Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “vleck

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-
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