Where does “flek” come from?

flek (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *flekk, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

flek (West Frisian): spot, speck; town, large village

Definitions

  1. spot, speck; town, large village

Ancestry of “flek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*flekk—
2Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old Frisian *flekk →