Where does “Flathead” come from?
Flathead derives from English flat and head, where head descends from Middle English heed, Old English hēafod, Frankish flatjan, and Proto-Indo-European kauput-.
Flathead (English): One of the Salish people of Washington state and...
Definitions
- One of the Salish people of Washington state and...
Ancestry of “Flathead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flat | Having no variations in height; Without... |
| 2 | Scots | flet | inner part of a house |
| 3 | Middle English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 4 | Old English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |