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

  1. A planar support; a surface that supports...

Ancestry of “draagvlak”, step by step

draagvlak 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 dragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdragento carry; to wear; to transfer
2Middle Dutchdrāgento carry
3Old Dutchdraganto carry; to wear
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →