Where does “Flachwurzler” come from?

Flachwurzler (German) comes from German Flach, from Middle High German vlach, from Old High German flah, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.

Flachwurzler (German): shallow root plant

Definitions

  1. shallow root plant

Ancestry of “Flachwurzler”, step by step

Flachwurzler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlachshallow wide and not deep
2Middle High Germanvlach
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

via German wurzeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzelnto be rooted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥kehEvery word from Proto-Germanic flakazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *flak