Where does “flatō” come from?

flatō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

flatō (Proto-Germanic): palm, sole

Definitions

  1. palm, sole

Ancestry of “flatō”, step by step

flatō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European plāk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

via Proto-Indo-European plÁt-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

via Proto-Indo-European plet-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplet-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plāk- →