Where does “floccho” come from?
floccho (Old High German) comes from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
floccho (Old High German): flock
Definitions
- flock
Ancestry of “floccho”, step by step
floccho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin floccus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 2 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Proto-Germanic flukkōn-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | flukkōn- | — |