Where does “isflak” come from?
isflak (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.
isflak (Swedish): an ice floe; a small piece of flat ice floating...
Definitions
- an ice floe; a small piece of flat ice floating...
Ancestry of “isflak”, step by step
isflak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flak | a larger, relatively flat piece, especially an ice floe; a floe, etc |
| 2 | German | Flach | shallow wide and not deep |
| 3 | Middle High German | vlach | — |
| 4 | Old High German | flah | flat, smooth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |