Where does “flag” come from?
flag (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “flag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | flaką | something flat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
Words derived from “flag”