Etymology Explorer › Low German

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.

Ancestry of “Böverflach”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Böverflach”

  • Waterböverflach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →