Where does “fliatter” come from?

fliatter (Norman) comes from Old French flater, from Frankish flat, from Proto-Germanic flatą, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

fliatter (Norman): to flatter; to pet; to stroke

Definitions

  1. to flatter; to pet; to stroke

Ancestry of “fliatter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflaterto flatter; to seduce with words
2Frankishflatpalm, flat of the hand; flat
3Proto-Germanicflatą—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

Words derived from “fliatter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatą →Every word from Frankish flat →