Where does “abflachen” come from?
abflachen (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.
abflachen (German): to flatten
Ancestry of “abflachen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Flach | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | vlach | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flah | flat, smooth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |