Where does “flat” come from?

flat (Middle English) comes from Old Norse flatr, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

flat (Middle English): level, even, smooth

Definitions

  1. level, even, smooth

Ancestry of “flat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflatrflat, level; flat, prostrate
2Proto-Germanicflatazflat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

Words derived from “flat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Old Norse flatr →