Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flekka-

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 This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleyḱ- (“to tear”), related to Lithuanian plėšti (“to tear”).[1] But see Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to beat, push, drive”).

Maybe related to *flakaz (“flat”) if the original sense was rather "place, region".[2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

*flekka-

  1. spot; mark; blemish

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fleck”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*flekkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 106
  3. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “vlek”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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