vlaag

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlage, from Proto-Germanic *flagōn-, which could be related to *fleuganą (“to fly”), or otherwise to the root of Old English flacor (“flying, flickering”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vlaːx/
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Hyphenation: vlaag
Rhymes: -aːx

Noun

vlaag f (plural vlagen, diminutive vlaagje n)

gust
(figuratively) mood swing

Derived terms

windvlaag

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “flakkon”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 144