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Where does “flagō” come from?

flagō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

flagō (Proto-Germanic): a layer of soil

Definitions

  1. a layer of soil

Ancestry of “flagō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

Words derived from “flagō”

  • flaw
  • flawless
  • flawlessly
  • flawlessness
  • flawy
  • windflaw
  • isflak
  • flak
  • isflak
  • flak
  • flay
  • flawe
  • flag
  • blóðflaga
  • flaga
  • flaga
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