Where does “vlak” come from?
vlak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch flak, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.
vlak (Dutch): flat, plane; A plain, a flat surface; A domain,...
Definitions
- flat, plane; A plain, a flat surface; A domain,...
Ancestry of “vlak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vlac | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | flak | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |
Words derived from “vlak”