Where does “oatflake” come from?

oatflake (English) comes from English oat, from Middle English ote, from Old English āte, from Proto-Baltic aitā, from Proto-Germanic aitǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eid- — to swell.

oatflake (English): A flake made from oat

Definitions

  1. A flake made from oat

Ancestry of “oatflake”, step by step

oatflake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoatWidely cultivated cereal grass, typically "Avena...
2Middle EnglishoteThe oat plant; A grain of this plant
3Old Englishāteoat
4Proto-Balticaitā—
5Proto-Germanicaitǭswelling; swelling; gland; nodule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eid-to swell

via English flake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflakeA loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of...
2Middle Englishflakea flake of snow
3Old Norseflakloose or torn piece
4Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eid- →