Where does “vlaai” come from?

vlaai (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vlaeye, from Old Dutch flado, from Proto-West Germanic flaþō, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

vlaai (Dutch): A type of fruit pie traditionally made and...

Definitions

  1. A type of fruit pie traditionally made and...

Ancestry of “vlaai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvlaeye
2Old Dutchflado
3Proto-West Germanicflaþōthin fried batter cake, pancake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “vlaai

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaþōEvery word from Old Dutch flado