Where does “flächendeckend” come from?
flächendeckend (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.
flächendeckend (German): comprehensive
Ancestry of “flächendeckend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | fläche | — |
| 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 |