Etymograph

English

flatlings

Flatlings comes from Middle English flatlynges.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flatlynges
  2. Englishtodayflatlings

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500flatlynges
  2. Englishtodayflatlings

Formed from flat + -ling + -s

Proto-Germanic *flataz ‘flat’

Old Norse flatr ‘flat, level’

Middle English flat ‘level’

English flat

Today it means

adv —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English flatlynges / flatlings