Where does “flat” come from?
flat (Dutch) comes from English flat, from Scots flet, from Middle English flet, from Old English flet, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
flat (Dutch): flat, apartment; tower block
Definitions
- flat, apartment; tower block
Ancestry of “flat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flat | Having no variations in height; Without... |
| 2 | Scots | flet | inner part of a house |
| 3 | Middle English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 4 | Old English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |