Where does “flekk” come from?
flekk (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): <br>; a stain, spot, mark, speck, smudge, patch
Definitions
- <br>; a stain, spot, mark, speck, smudge, patch
Ancestry of “flekk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | flekkr | spot |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flekka- | spot; mark; blemish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |