Where does “flakka” come from?
flakka (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse flakka, from Proto-Germanic flakkōn, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
flakka (Norwegian Nynorsk): to wander about; to flicker; to flit
Definitions
- to wander about; to flicker; to flit
Ancestry of “flakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | flakka | to wander |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flakkōn | to swerve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |