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Where does “flec” come from?

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

Ancestry of “flec”, step by step

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

Words derived from “flec”

  • Kleinfleckkatze
  • flicken
  • fleckig
  • Fleck
  • Fleckchen
  • flick
  • Blutfleck
  • Knutschfleck
  • geflikflooi
  • flikflooien
  • flikken
  • fleka
  • флека
  • šunkofleky
  • flek
  • vlëc
  • vlec
  • vlicken
  • Sonnefleck
  • flécken
  • Fléck
  • Kuddelfleck
  • Fleck
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