Where does “desflecar” come from?

desflecar (Spanish) comes from Spanish fleco, from Spanish flueco, from Old Spanish flueco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

desflecar (Spanish): to remove tassels

Definitions

to remove tassels

Ancestry of “desflecar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	fleco	tassel; bangs, fringe
2	Spanish	flueco	—
3	Old Spanish	flueco	—
4	Latin	floccus	tuft, wisp of wool
5	Frankish	flokko	down, wool, flock
6	Proto-Germanic	*flukkô	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	plewk-	to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8	Proto-Indo-European	plew-	to fly, flow, run

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô →