Where does “flat” come from?
flat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse flatr, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
flat (Norwegian Bokmål): flat
Ancestry of “flat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | flatr | flat, level; flat, prostrate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |