Where does “flocan” come from?

flocan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *flōkan, from Proto-Germanic flōkaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flocan (Old English): to beat or strike together; to clap

Definitions

  1. to beat or strike together; to clap

Ancestry of “flocan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*flōkanto curse
2Proto-Germanicflōkanąto beat, strike; to lament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂g-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōkaną →