Where does “Abstellfläche” come from?
Abstellfläche (German) comes from German fläche, from Middle High German vleche, from Old High German flah, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.
Abstellfläche (German): surface on which something can be put, placed, parked, left
Definitions
- surface on which something can be put, placed, parked, left
Ancestry of “Abstellfläche”, step by step
Abstellfläche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fläche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fläche | surface |
| 2 | Middle High German | vleche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flah | flat, smooth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |
via German abstellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abstellen | to put down, to set down; to turn off, to switch... |