English
Flack
Flack comes from Middle English flack ‘sod, turf’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flack‘sod, turf’
- EnglishtodayFlack
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flack‘sod, turf’
- EnglishtodayFlack
The story
From Middle English flack (‘sod, turf’); see flag (sense 4).
Every English word from Middle English flack
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English flack / Flack