Where does “Flekjadakj” come from?
Flekjadakj (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Flekj, from Middle Low German flek, from Old Saxon *flek, from Proto-West Germanic *flekk, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Flekjadakj (Plautdietsch): patchwork quilt
Definitions
- patchwork quilt
Ancestry of “Flekjadakj”, step by step
Flekjadakj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Flekj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Flekj | patch |
| 2 | Middle Low German | flek | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *flek | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flekk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flekka- | spot; mark; blemish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |
via Plautdietsch Dakj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Dakj | blanket |