Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “flakmoped” come from?

flakmoped (Swedish) comes from Swedish flak, from German Flach, from Middle High German vlach, from Old High German flah, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.

flakmoped (Swedish): a utility moped, a moped with a cargo bed , a...

Definitions

  1. a utility moped, a moped with a cargo bed , a...

Ancestry of “flakmoped”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflaka flat object, a floe, a flatbed; a bed, the ...
2GermanFlach—
3Middle High Germanvlach—
4Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
5Proto-West Germanic*flak—
6Proto-Germanicflakazflat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →