Where does “flakeless” come from?
flakeless (English) comes from English flake, from Middle English flake, from Old Norse flak, from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
flakeless (English): Without flakes
Ancestry of “flakeless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | flake | A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of... |
| 2 | Middle English | flake | a flake of snow |
| 3 | Old Norse | flak | loose or torn piece |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaką | something flat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |