Where does “vlackern” come from?

vlackern (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic flakuraz, from Proto-Indo-European plāg-, from Proto-Indo-European pelə- — to wander; to fill.

Ancestry of “vlackern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflakurazshaking, wavering
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplāg-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill

Words derived from “vlackern

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