English

flatwater

From flat + water.

A compound of flat + water

Proto-Germanic *flataz ‘flat’

Old Norse flatr ‘flat, level’

Middle English flat ‘level’

English flat

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water; to well’

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Proto-Germanic *watōr ‘water’

Proto-West Germanic *watar ‘water’

Old English wæter ‘water’

Middle English water ‘water’

English water

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to canoe-kayak sprint races in calm water.

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

Etymograph / flatwater