Where does “flocmælum” come from?

flocmælum (Old English) comes from Old English flocc, from Proto-West Germanic *flokk, from Proto-Germanic flukkaz, from Proto-Germanic flukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pluknéh₂-.

flocmælum (Old English): in flocks, in droves

Definitions

  1. in flocks, in droves

Ancestry of “flocmælum”, step by step

flocmælum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English flocc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfloccflock, herd; group, division, troop
2Proto-West Germanic*flokk
3Proto-Germanicflukkazcrowd, troop, flock
4Proto-Germanicflukkōnąto fly, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpluknéh₂-

via Old English mǣlum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣlumat a time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pluknéh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic flukkōnąEvery word from Proto-Germanic flukkaz