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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flakaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain, though resembling other Indo-European words meaning “flat”. If from pre-Germanic *plog- or *pleh₂g-, or from earlier *flakkaz from *plog-n- or *pleh₂k-n-, the origin could be an extended form of Proto-Indo-European *pel- (broad, wide, flat); compare the synonymous Proto-Germanic *flataz, possibly from *pleth₂-n-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑ.kɑz/

Adjective

*flakaz

  1. flat
    Synonym: *flataz

Inflection


  • *flaką (something flat, flake)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flak
    • > (Old English: flōc (flatfish)) ?
      • (Middle English: flok)
        • (English: fluke)
        • (Scots: fleuk)
    • Old Frisian: *flak
      • Saterland Frisian: flak
      • West Frisian: flak
    • Old Saxon: flak
    • Old Dutch: *flak
      • Middle Dutch: vlak
        • Dutch: vlak
        • Limburgish: vlaak
    • Old High German: flah
  • Proto-Finnic: *lakja (< *flakją)
    • Finnish: laaja
    • Estonian: lai
    • Livonian: laiga
  • Proto-Finnic: *lakëda (nativized with *-ëda)
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