flackern

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vlackern, perhaps ultimately imitative of birds' wings,[1] or from Proto-Germanic *flakuraz (shaking, wavering), related to *flakurōną (to roam, wander), from Proto-Indo-European *plag- (to roam, wander), from Proto-Indo-European *pelə- (to wander). Or, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (to fly).[2] [3]

From flacken +‎ -ern (iterative suffix)[4]


See also West Frisian flikkerje, Middle Low German vlickeren (to beat, flap), Old English flicorian (to flap, flutter). More at English flicker, flaunt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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flackern (weak, third-person singular present flackert, past tense flackerte, past participle geflackert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to flicker

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flicker”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ vlieghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  3. ^ Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “flackern (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  4. ^ https://www.dwds.de/wb/flackern

Further reading

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  • flackern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • flackern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • flackern” in Duden online
  • flackern” in OpenThesaurus.de