Where does “flacken” come from?

flacken (Middle English) comes 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.

flacken (Middle English): to palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,...

Definitions

  1. to palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,...

Ancestry of “flacken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflackernto flicker
2Middle High Germanvlackern—
3Proto-Germanicflakurazshaking, wavering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplāg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill

Words derived from “flacken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flakuraz →