Where does “flach” come from?
flach (German) comes 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.
flach (German): shallow; flat; not steep; having little slope;...
Definitions
- shallow; flat; not steep; having little slope;...
Ancestry of “flach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vlach | — |
| 2 | Old High German | flah | flat, smooth |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |
Words derived from “flach”