flackern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vlackern, perhaps ultimately imitative of birds' wings,[1] or from Proto-Germanic *flakuraz (shaking, wavering), related to *flakurōną (to roam, wander), from Proto-Indo-European *plag- (to roam, wander), from Proto-Indo-European *pelə- (to wander). Or, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (to fly).[2] [3]

From flacken + -ern (iterative suffix)[4]


See also West Frisian flikkerje, Middle Low German vlickeren (to beat, flap), Old English flicorian (to flap, flutter). More at English flicker, flaunt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

flackern (weak, third-person singular present flackert, past tense flackerte, past participle geflackert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to flicker

Conjugation

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flicker”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. vlieghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  3. Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “flackern (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  4. https://www.dwds.de/wb/flackern

Further reading

  • flackern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • flackern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • flackern” in Duden online
  • flackern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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