Where does “floke” come from?

floke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse flóki, from Proto-Germanic flukkōn-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

floke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tangle, knot; a complication, difficulty,...

Definitions

  1. a tangle, knot; a complication, difficulty,...

Ancestry of “floke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflókituft of hair
2Proto-Germanicflukkōn-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flukkōn- →
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