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.