Flock
/flɒk/noun
A group of birds, sheep, or other animals that stay together; also, a crowd of people.
Did you know?Old English *flocc* meant a troop, band, or body of people, and the word’s deep history points to collective gathering rather than any mystical hidden meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*flukkô / *flokaz
“A cluster, bundle, or group”
Old English
English
flocc
“A troop, band, company, or body of people”
Middle English
English
flok
“A group or herd; later especially of sheep or birds”
Modern English
English
flock
“A group of animals or people gathered together”