Where does “zitvlak” come from?

zitvlak (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.

zitvlak (Dutch): butt, seat, posterior; posterior of a pair of...

Definitions

  1. butt, seat, posterior; posterior of a pair of...

Ancestry of “zitvlak”, step by step

zitvlak 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 zitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzittento sit; to be, to be placed or located
2Middle Dutchsittento sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle
3Old Dutchsittento sit; to be situated, to live
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →