Where does “*flikkī” come from?
*flikkī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic flikkiją, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
Ancestry of “*flikkī”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | flikkiją | side, flitch |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |