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

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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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