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