Where does “studentenflat” come from?

studentenflat (Dutch) comes from Dutch flat, 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-.

studentenflat (Dutch): student dormitory (room or building)

Definitions

  1. student dormitory (room or building)

Ancestry of “studentenflat”, step by step

studentenflat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch flat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchflatflat, apartment; tower block
2EnglishflatHaving no variations in height; Without...
3Scotsfletinner part of a house
4Middle Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
5Old Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
6Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
7Proto-Germanicflatazflat
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

via Dutch student

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstudenta student at an institute for academic tertiary education
2Latinstudēnsdedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to)
3Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatją →