Where does “flekko” come from?

flekko (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Ancestry of “flekko”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flekko

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka-
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