Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “vlac” come from?

vlac (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flak, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.

Ancestry of “vlac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchflak—
2Proto-West Germanic*flak—
3Proto-Germanicflakazflat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

Words derived from “vlac”

  • vlakte
  • vlakbij
  • vlakspoeler
  • draagvlak
  • oppervlakte
  • oppervlaktespanning
  • vlakte
  • vlak
  • zitvlak
  • watervlakte
  • vlakte
  • vlak
  • vlakvark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →