Feminine

vlag

Sentences

Meaning

De Belgische vlag is zwart

, geel

en rood

.

The Belgian flag is black, yellow and red.

flag

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vlɑx/

Cognate with Western Frisian

Cognate with English

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål

Cognate with Icelandic

Cognate with Faroese

Cognate with German

Cognate with Swedish

Cognate with Old English

In summary

Etymology ultimately uncertain; of undetermined Germanic origin. Perhaps ultimately imitative, or otherwise drawn from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”), referring to the shape. Related to early Middle English flage (“name for a baby's garment”) and Old English flagg, flacg (“cataplasm, poultice, plaster”). Related to West Frisian flagge (“flag”), English flag (“flag”), Danish flag, Norwegian Bokmål flagg, Icelandic flagg, Faroese flagg, German Flagge, and Swedish flagga. Compare Old English flacor (“fluttering, flying”).