Where does “flak” come from?

flak (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

flak (Old Norse): loose or torn piece

Definitions

  1. loose or torn piece

Ancestry of “flak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “flak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaką →