Where does “flatsharing” come from?
flatsharing (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-.
flatsharing (English): The sharing of a flat between multiple tenants
Definitions
- The sharing of a flat between multiple tenants
Ancestry of “flatsharing”, step by step
flatsharing 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 sharing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sharing | Something shared; present participle of share |
| 2 | English | share | A portion of something, especially a portion... |
| 3 | Middle English | schare | A portion or share |
| 4 | Old English | scearu | a cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaru | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skarō | a portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |