Where does “flock” come from?
flock (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish flokker, from Old Norse flokkr, from Proto-Germanic flukkaz, from Proto-Germanic flukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pluknéh₂-.
flock (Swedish): flock; a group of people or animals; murder of...
Definitions
- flock; a group of people or animals; murder of...
Ancestry of “flock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | flokker | flock of animals; group of people; paragraph of a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | flokkr | flock; group of at least five persons; a small... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flukkaz | crowd, troop, flock |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flukkōną | to fly, flutter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pluknéh₂- | — |