Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flōk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Noun

*flōk n

1. flatfish; flounder; European flounder, white fluke (Platichthys flesus)

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*flōk
Genitive	*flōkas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*flōk	*flōku
Accusative	*flōk	*flōku
Genitive	*flōkas	*flōkō
Dative	*flōkē	*flōkum
Instrumental	*flōku	*flōkum

Descendants

• Old English: flōc
  • Middle English: floke, fluke, flewke
    • English: fluke
    • Scots: fluke, fluik
• Old Saxon: flōc