Where does “flaka” come from?

flaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic flak, 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.

flaka (Icelandic): to filet, fillet

Definitions

  1. to filet, fillet

Ancestry of “flaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflakwreck; filet, fillet
2GermanFlachshallow wide and not deep
3Middle High Germanvlach—
4Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
5Proto-West Germanic*flak—
6Proto-Germanicflakazflat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

Words derived from “flaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →Every word from Proto-Germanic flakaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *flak →
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