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Proto-IE: *plAwǝk-

Meaning: hair, fibres, etc.

Baltic: *plaûk-a- c., *plaûk-ā̂ f. (1)

Germanic: *flukk-ōn- f., -an- m., *flukk-a- m., *flu[k]-s-ōn- f.

Russ. meaning: волосы, волокна

References: Fraenkel 607 f

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Proto-Baltic: *plaûk-a- c., *plaûk-ā̂ (1) f.

Meaning: hair, fibre

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Lithuanian: pláuka-s 'Haar, (Haar)farbe gewisser Tiere, Schlag, Art, Gattung'

Lettish: plaũka, pl. plaûkas², plaũkas 'Flocken, Fasern, Abgang von Wolle, Flachs; Hülsen; Schinn; Farbe'

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Proto-Germanic: *flukk-ōn- f., -an- m., *flukk-a- m., *flu[k]-s-ōn- f.

Meaning: down, flock

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Norwegian: dial. flugsa 'Schneeflocke'

English: flock

Middle Dutch: vlocke

Dutch: vlok

Middle Low German: vlocke

Old High German: flocko 'Flaum' (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: vlocke wk. m., vloc (-ck-) st. m. 'flocke (schneeflocke, von den blüten der bäume, von den funken der feuers); flaum; flockwolle'

German: Flocke f.

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Number: 1533

Root: pleuk-

English meaning: flake, feather, hair

German meaning: `Flocke, Feder, Haar, Abfall'

Material: Ahd. (expressiv) floccho `lanugo', nhd. Flocke, mnd. vlocke `Woll-, Schneeflocke', norw. dial. flugsa, flygsa `Schneeflocke'; lit. pláukas `ein Haar', plaukaĩ `Haare', lett. plauki `Schneeflocken; Abfall beim Weben; Staub; Mutterkorn', plaũkas `Abfall beim Spinnen, Flocken, Fasern; Hülsen'; lett. plūcu, plūkt `pflücken, raufen, zupfen, schleißen', lit. plùksna, plùnksna `Feder'.

References: WP. II 97.

Pages: 837

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