Where does “flekkóttr” come from?

flekkóttr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

flekkóttr (Old Norse): flecked, spotted

Definitions

  1. flecked, spotted

Ancestry of “flekkóttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflekkrspot
2Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “flekkóttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old Norse flekkr →