Where does “svartflekkóttr” come from?

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

svartflekkóttr (Old Norse): black-flecked

Definitions

  1. black-flecked

Ancestry of “svartflekkóttr”, step by step

svartflekkóttr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse flekkóttr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflekkóttrflecked, spotted
2Old Norseflekkrspot
3Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via Old Norse svartr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvartrblack
2Proto-Germanicswartazblack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old Norse flekkr →