Where does “Böverflach” come from?

Böverflach (Low German) comes from Low German Flach, from Middle Low German vlak, from Old Saxon flak, from Proto-Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.

Böverflach (Low German): surface

Definitions

  1. surface

Ancestry of “Böverflach”, step by step

Böverflach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Flach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanFlachsurface
2Middle Low Germanvlak—
3Old Saxonflak—
4Proto-Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

via Low German böver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanböver—

Words derived from “Böverflach”

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