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Where does “flaga” come from?

flaga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flagō, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

flaga (Old Norse): a flag or slab of stone, flake; stone slab

Definitions

  1. a flag or slab of stone, flake; stone slab

Ancestry of “flaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflagōa layer of soil
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

Words derived from “flaga”

  • flaw
  • flawless
  • flawlessly
  • flawlessness
  • flawy
  • windflaw
  • isflak
  • flak
  • isflak
  • flak
  • flay
  • flawe
  • flag
  • blóðflaga
  • flaga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →