Where does “vlock” come from?
vlock (Yola) comes from Middle English flok, from Old French floc, from Late Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
vlock (Yola): flock
Definitions
- flock
Ancestry of “vlock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flok | tuft of wool |
| 2 | Old French | floc | tuft of wool |
| 3 | Late Latin | floccus | tuft of wool; tuft, wisp of wool |
| 4 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |