Where does “flatir” come from?

flatir (Old French) comes from Frankish *flattjan, from Proto-Germanic flatjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

flatir (Old French): to knock over

Definitions

  1. to knock over

Ancestry of “flatir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*flattjan—
2Proto-GermanicflatjanąTo flatten, make flat
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “flatir”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →