Where does “flagge” come from?

flagge (West Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

flagge (West Frisian): flag, banner, standard

Definitions

  1. flag, banner, standard

Ancestry of “flagge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaką →