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Where does “Flächt” come from?

Flächt (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Flächt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishflaachflat, level
2Middle High Germanvlach—
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

Words derived from “Flächt”

  • Fläch
  • Flächen
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