Where does “flekk” come from?

flekk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

flekk (Norwegian Bokmål): a stain, spot, mark, speck, smudge, patch;...

Definitions

  1. a stain, spot, mark, speck, smudge, patch;...

Ancestry of “flekk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flekk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old Norse flekkr →