Where does “vlag” come from?

vlag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vlag, from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

vlag (Afrikaans): flag

Definitions

  1. flag

Ancestry of “vlag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlagflag
2Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaką →Every word from Dutch vlag →