Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “flak” come from?

flak (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.

Ancestry of “flak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*flak—
2Proto-Germanicflakazflat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface

Words derived from “flak”

  • vlakte
  • vlakbij
  • vlakspoeler
  • draagvlak
  • oppervlakte
  • oppervlaktespanning
  • vlakte
  • vlak
  • zitvlak
  • watervlakte
  • vlac
  • vlakte
  • vlak
  • vlakvark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →