Where does “flek” come from?

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

flek (Old High German): spot

Definitions

  1. spot

Ancestry of “flek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →
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