Where does “flek” come from?

flek (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *flek, from Proto-West Germanic *flekk, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Ancestry of “flek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*flek—
2Proto-West Germanic*flekk—
3Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “flek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *flekk →