Where does “oppervlak” come from?

oppervlak (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.

oppervlak (Dutch): surface

Definitions

  1. surface

Ancestry of “oppervlak”, step by step

oppervlak 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 opper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh