flagge
See also: Flagge
West Frisian
Etymology
Perhaps ultimately imitative, or otherwise drawn from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”), referring to the shape.
Further reading
- “flagge”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flag”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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