Etymology

fleck

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Today it means: A flake. Full definition →

Middle English *flekk ← Old Norse flekkr ← Proto-Germanic *flekka-
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*flekka-
  2. Old Norse · derived fromflekkr“spot”
  3. Middle English · inherited from*flekk
  4. English todayfleck

From Middle English *flekk, *flekke (attested in Middle English flekked (“spotted, flecked”)), from Old Norse flekkr (“spot”), from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Dutch vlek, German Fleck, Swedish fläck.

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