Where does “flagowiec” come from?
flagowiec (Polish) comes from Polish flaga, from German Flagge, from English flag, from English flack, from Middle English flacken, from German flackern, from Middle High German vlackern, from Proto-Germanic flakuraz — to wander; to fill.
flagowiec (Polish): flagship
Definitions
- flagship
Ancestry of “flagowiec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | flaga | flag |
| 2 | German | Flagge | flag |
| 3 | English | flag | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem,... |
| 4 | English | flack | To flutter; palpitate; To hang loosely; flag; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | flacken | to palpitate, flutter; to move to and fro,... |
| 6 | German | flackern | to flicker |
| 7 | Middle High German | vlackern | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flakuraz | shaking, wavering |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plāg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pelə- | to wander; to fill |