Where does “*flek” come from?

*flek (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *flekk, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Ancestry of “*flek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*flekk—
2Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “*flek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *flekk →