Where does “flat” come from?

flat (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic flatą, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

flat (Frankish): palm, flat of the hand; flat

Definitions

  1. palm, flat of the hand; flat

Ancestry of “flat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflatą—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

Words derived from “flat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatą →
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