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Where does “flatweave” come from?

flatweave (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-.

flatweave (English): A kind of carpet created by interlocking warp ...

Definitions

  1. A kind of carpet created by interlocking warp ...

Ancestry of “flatweave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflatHaving no variations in height; Without...
2Scotsfletinner part of a house
3Middle Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
4Old Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
5Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
6Proto-Germanicflatazflat
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—
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