Where does “flet” come from?
flet (Scots) comes from Middle English flet, from Old English flet, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
flet (Scots): inner part of a house
Ancestry of “flet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 2 | Old English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |