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

  1. shallow; flat; not steep; having little slope;...

Ancestry of “flach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvlach—
2Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
3Proto-West Germanic*flak—
4Proto-Germanicflakazflat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →Every word from Proto-Germanic flakaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *flak →