Where does “פֿלעק” come from?

פֿלעק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

פֿלעק (Yiddish): spot

Definitions

  1. spot

Ancestry of “פֿלעק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
2Old High Germanflec—
3Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “פֿלעק”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →
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