Where does “flaw” come from?
Flaw comes from Middle English flawe, from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pele-.
flaw (English): A flake, fragment, or shiver; A thin cake, as of...
Definitions
- A flake, fragment, or shiver; A thin cake, as of...
Ancestry of “flaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | flawe | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | flaga | a flag or slab of stone, flake; stone slab |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flagō | a layer of soil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plāk- | broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pele- | broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat |
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