Where does “flak” come from?

flak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic flagō, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

flak (Norwegian Nynorsk): a flake; floe; tail

Definitions

  1. a flake; floe; tail

Ancestry of “flak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflagaa flag or slab of stone, flake; stone slab
2Proto-Germanicflagōa layer of soil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

Words derived from “flak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flagō →