flagge

See also: Flagge

West Frisian

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately imitative, or otherwise drawn from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”), referring to the shape.

Noun

flagge c (plural flaggen, diminutive flagje)

1. flag, banner, standard

Further reading

• “flagge”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flag”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.