flaw

English

/ˈflɔː/, /ˈflɔ/, /ˈflɑ/, /ˈflɔː/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
  • (obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
  • A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
  • A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English flawe derived from Old Norse flaga (stone slab, a flag slab of stone, flake) derived from Proto-Germanic *flagō (a layer of soil) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (flat, broad, smooth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plāk-

Gloss

flat, broad, smooth

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms