Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “flado” come from?

flado (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic flaþō, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

flado (Old High German): a ceremonial cake

Definitions

  1. a ceremonial cake

Ancestry of “flado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflaþōthin fried batter cake, pancake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “flado”

  • Fladenbrot
  • Fladen
  • Kuhfladen
  • vlade
  • flade
  • Flued
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