eldertongue

Old English · noun

floc

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/floːk/
Syllables
floːk (1 syllable)
Modern English
flatfishflukeflounder

Meaning

  1. flatfish, flounder

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flōk, from Proto-Germanic *flōką, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad”).

Descendants

fluke

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