Where does “Flächen” come from?
Flächen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Fläch, from Luxembourgish Flächt, from Luxembourgish flaach, 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.
Flächen (Luxembourgish): plural of Fläch
Ancestry of “Flächen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | Fläch | area |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Flächt | — |
| 3 | Luxembourgish | flaach | flat, level |
| 4 | Middle High German | vlach | — |
| 5 | Old High German | flah | flat, smooth |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |