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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ulache in 1204. Substantivised form of Middle Dutch vlac (“smooth, even”), here referring to the smooth surface of the water above a shallow area.
See also Zealandic Vlaeke, Vleêke.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vlake n
- A hamlet in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “vlake”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN