Where does “vlat” come from?

vlat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Middle English flat, from Old Norse flatr, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

vlat (Serbo-Croatian): blade, stalk

Definitions

  1. blade, stalk

Ancestry of “vlat”, step by step

vlat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English flat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflatlevel, even, smooth
2Old Norseflatrflat, level; flat, prostrate
3Proto-Germanicflatazflat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

via Proto-Slavic voltь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoltьpanicle, ear (of corn)
2Proto-Indo-European*(h₂)u̯olh₂ti-—

Words derived from “vlat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Old Norse flatr →