Where does “flatter” come from?
flatter (Middle French) comes from Old French flater, from Frankish flat, from Proto-Germanic flatą, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
flatter (Middle French): to flatter
Ancestry of “flatter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | flater | to flatter; to seduce with words |
| 2 | Frankish | flat | palm, flat of the hand; flat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flatą | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |
Words derived from “flatter”