Where does “vlak” come from?
vlak (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon flak, from Proto-Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.
Ancestry of “vlak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | flak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *flak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |
Words derived from “vlak”