Where does “flad” come from?

flad (Danish) comes from Old Norse flatr, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

flad (Danish): flat; crestfallen; poor, feeble, insipid

Definitions

  1. flat; crestfallen; poor, feeble, insipid

Ancestry of “flad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflatrflat, level; flat, prostrate
2Proto-Germanicflatazflat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

Words derived from “flad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Old Norse flatr →