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
- a tangle, knot; a complication, difficulty,...
Ancestry of “floke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | flóki | tuft of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flukkōn- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |