Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flekka-
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleyḱ- (“to tear”), related to Lithuanian plėšti (“to tear”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*flekka-
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: *flecc, *flæcc
- Middle English: *flekk (attested in Middle English flekked (past participle))
- English: fleck
- Middle English: *flekk (attested in Middle English flekked (past participle))
- Old Frisian: *flekk (attested in Old Frisian flekka; flekkia)
- Old Saxon: *flek, *flak
- Old Dutch: flec (in names)
- Old High German: flek, flec
- Old Norse: flekkr
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old Saxon: *flekko
- Middle Low German: vlecke
- Old Dutch: *flekko, flakko
- Old High German: flekko, flecko
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fleck”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.