English
Flagg
Flagg comes from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic *flaką ‘something flat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat, broad, plain’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flaką‘something flat’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350flaga
- Old Englishc. 450–1150flag‘slab’
- EnglishtodayFlagg
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat, broad, plain’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*flaką‘something flat’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350flaga
- Old Englishc. 450–1150flag‘slab’
- EnglishtodayFlagg
The story
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’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat, broad, plain’
field, explain, floor, plane, explanation, palm, plain, clan, explanatory, parma, archipelago, playa, placenta, fluke, planar, esplanade, palatine, flounder, placate, lech, polonium, implacable, plantar, veld, pelagic, purdah, llano, floe, flay, planta, 49 more
Today it means
name A village in Derbyshire, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- / Flagg