Where does “flōc” come from?
flōc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *flōk, from Proto-Germanic *flōką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
flōc (Old English): flatfish
Ancestry of “flōc”, step by step
flōc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *flōk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *flōk | flatfish; flounder; European flounder, white fluke (Platichthys flesus) |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *flōką | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via Proto-Germanic flakaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |
Words derived from “flōc”