Flat etymology

English

English word flat comes from Proto-Indo-European *plad-, Proto-Indo-European *plÁt-, Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-, Proto-Indo-European *plat-, Old English (ca. 450-1100) fleotan (To float.), Old English (ca. 450-1100) flēot

Etymology of flat

Detailed word origin of flat

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*plad- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*plÁt- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*plat- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
fleotan Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) To float.
flēot Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
*pléth₂us Proto-Indo-European (ine) Flat, broad.
*flatō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
flatr Old Norse (non)
*flatją Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) A level surface; level ground. House; dwelling. The floor of a house.
flet Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) A dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall. The floor, ground.
flete Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
flat Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
flet Scots (sco)
flat English (en) (chiefly, British, New England, New Zealand, and, Australian, archaic) An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.

Words with the same origin as flat

Descendants of *plÁt-

flattery

Descendants of *pleth₂-

field lateral plate plateau replace