flatter
French
verb
Definitions
- to flatter
- to pet, to caress
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French flatter (flatter, caress with the flat of the hand) inherited from Old French flater (deceive by concealing the truth, stroke with the palm of the hand) derived from Frankish *flat (flat of the hand, palm) derived from Proto-Germanic *flatą derived from Proto-Indo-European *plÁt-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*plÁt-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Flathead English
- aflat English
- demiflat English
- flat English
- flat-footed English
- flat-headed cat English
- flat-mouthed English
- flat-warming English
- flatback English
- flatbacker English
- flatbed English
- flatbill English
- flatblock English
- flatbread English
- flatcar English
- flatette English
- flatfield English
- flatfish English
- flatfoot English
- flatfooted English
- flathead English
- flathouse English
- flatification English
- flating English
- flatiron English
- flatland English
- flatlay English
- flatleaf English
- flatlet English
- flatline English
- flatling English
- flatlings English
- flatlock English
- flatly English
- flatmate English
- flatmount English
- flatness English
- flatpack English
- flatpacked English
- flatrod English
- flatsawn English
- flatscape English
- flatscreen English
- flatsedge English
- flatshare English
- flatsharer English
- flatsharing English
- flattage English
- flatten English
- flatter English
- flattie English
- flatting English
- flattish English
- flattop English
- flatty English
- flatware English
- flatwater English
- flatweave English
- flatwise English
- flatwork English
- flatworm English
- flatwoven English
- layflat English
- microflat English
- mudflat English
- nonflat English
- sandflat English
- ultraflat English
- flat Dutch, Flemish
- *plÁt- Proto-Indo-European
- flat Norwegian Bokmål
- *flataz Proto-Germanic
- *flatją Proto-Germanic
- *flatą Proto-Germanic
- flat Swedish
- flat Norwegian Nynorsk
- flet Old English
- fletgefeoht Old English
- flat Middle English
- flet Middle English
- flatr Old Norse
- flad Danish
- flateour Old French
- flater Old French
- फ़्लैट Hindi
- flatter Middle French
- fleti Swahili
- *flat Frankish
- flet Tok Pisin