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Where does “vlaeye” come from?

vlaeye (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch flado, from Proto-West Germanic flaþō, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Ancestry of “vlaeye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchflado—
2Proto-West Germanicflaþōthin fried batter cake, pancake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “vlaeye”

  • koeienvlaai
  • kruimelvlaai
  • vlaai
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →