Where does “afvlakken” come from?

afvlakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch flak, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.

afvlakken (Dutch): to smoothen to make or become smooth

Definitions

  1. to smoothen to make or become smooth

Ancestry of “afvlakken”, step by step

afvlakken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vlak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlakflat, plane; A plain, a flat surface; A domain,...
2Middle Dutchvlac—
3Old Dutchflak—
4Proto-West Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afvlakken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →