The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pleh₂-“flat, broad, plain”
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*flaką“something flat”
- Old Norse · derived fromflaga
- Old English · derived fromflag“slab”
- English todayFlagg
Both the surname and village are from Old English flag (“slab”), itself borrowed from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norseflaga all →
flaw
Proto-Germanic*flaką all →
flagflake
Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂- all →
fieldfloorpalmflagPolandplanararchipelagoflakeveldpurdahaquaplaneplanularpolynya
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.