English
flog
Flog comes from Middle English *floggen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*floggenreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1999flog
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*floggenreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1999flog
Earliest quotation: 1999, Mr Ripper, Nothing to Crow About: “The Swannies got on a real roll over rounds…”
The story
The original zero-grade iterative *flakkōną had been misinterpreted as an o-grade.
Every English word from Middle English *floggen
Today it means
verb To whip or scourge as punishment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *floggen / flog