Where does “draagvlak” come from?
draagvlak (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.
draagvlak (Dutch): A planar support; a surface that supports...
Definitions
- A planar support; a surface that supports...
Ancestry of “draagvlak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vlak | flat, plane; A plain, a flat surface; A domain,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlac | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flak | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |