Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flekka-
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.