Where does “flet” come from?

flet (English) comes from Middle English flet, from Old English flet, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

flet (English): Floor; bottom; lower surface; A house; home

Definitions

  1. Floor; bottom; lower surface; A house; home

Ancestry of “flet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
2Old Englishfletthe floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,...
3Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
4Proto-Germanicflatazflat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatją →