vlak
Afrikaans
/flak/
adj
Definitions
- flat, level, even
- shallow
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish vlak (plane, smooth surface, plain, surface) inherited from Middle Dutch vlac inherited from Old Dutch *flak inherited from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*flakaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vlakte English
- flach German
- afvlakken Dutch, Flemish
- draagvlak Dutch, Flemish
- halfvlak Dutch, Flemish
- oppervlak Dutch, Flemish
- vlak Dutch, Flemish
- vlakbij Dutch, Flemish
- vlakspoeler Dutch, Flemish
- vlaktaks Dutch, Flemish
- vlakte Dutch, Flemish
- zitvlak Dutch, Flemish
- *pl̥keh Proto-Indo-European
- *flakaz Proto-Germanic
- vlac Middle Dutch
- flah Old High German
- see Afrikaans
- seevlak Afrikaans
- vark Afrikaans
- vlakte Afrikaans
- vlakvark Afrikaans
- *flak Old Dutch
- *lakeda Proto-Finnic
- vlak Middle Low German