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Where does “flaþa” come from?
flaþa (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic flaþō, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “flaþa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
flaþō
thin fried batter cake, pancake
2
Proto-Indo-European
pleth₂-
flat
Words derived from “flaþa”
flathe
flathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →
Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaþō →