Where does “flatsedge” come from?
flatsedge (English) comes from English flat, from Scots flet, from Middle English flet, from Old English flet, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
flatsedge (English): Any of various sedges in the genus "Cyperus"
Definitions
- Any of various sedges in the genus "Cyperus"
Ancestry of “flatsedge”, step by step
flatsedge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |
via English sedge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sedge | Any plant of the genus "Carex", the true sedges,... |
| 2 | Middle English | segge | A sedge; The sliced stems of sedges; A person; an... |
| 3 | Old English | seċġ | sedge; man |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sagi | retainer, warrior; sedge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaz | retainer, warrior; sedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |