vlag

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vlag.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vlag (plural vlae)

1. flag

Dutch

Etymology

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

Related to early Middle English flage (“name for a baby's garment”) and Old English flagg, flacg (“cataplasm, poultice, plaster”). Related to West Frisian flagge (“flag”), English flag (“flag”), Danish flag, Norwegian Bokmål flagg, Icelandic flagg, Faroese flagg, German Flagge, and Swedish flagga. Compare Old English flacor (“fluttering, flying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vlɑx/

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• Hyphenation: vlag
• Rhymes: -ɑx

Noun

vlag f (plural vlaggen, diminutive vlaggetje n)

1. flag

   Coordinate terms: vaandel, banier, wimpel

Derived terms

• aanvalsvlag
• bevlaggen
• bloedvlag
• elzenvlag
• fietsvlag
• leeuwenvlag
• met vlag en wimpel
• noodvlag
• onderscheidingsvlag
• peppelvlag
• piratenvlag
• scheepsvlag
• vlaggenlijn
• vlaggenmast
• vlaggenparade
• vlaggenschip
• vlaggenstok
• vlagofficier

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vlag
• Sranan Tongo: fraga
  • Saramaccan: faáka
  • → Lokono: flagra
• → Russian: флаг (flag)

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flag”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.