Where does “*flōk” come from?

*flōk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *flōką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

*flōk (Proto-West Germanic): flatfish; flounder; European flounder, white fluke (Platichthys flesus)

Definitions

  1. flatfish; flounder; European flounder, white fluke (Platichthys flesus)

Ancestry of “*flōk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*flōką
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “*flōk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic *flōką