flet Meaning & Definition
What Does Flet Mean?
Flet is used as a noun meaning Floor; bottom; lower surface. It is also used to mean A house; home.
Flet Definition (Noun)
- Floor; bottom; lower surface.
- A house; home.
Synonyms of Flet
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Flet synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
flet (plural flets)
Origin of Flet
From Middle English flet (“floor of a house; house”), from Old English flet, flett (“the ground; the floor of a house; house; dwelling”), from Proto-West Germanic *flati, from Proto-Germanic *flatją (“a flat or level surface, level ground, floor, hallway”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat, broad”). Cognate with Dutch vlet (“flat-bottomed vessel, dory”), Low German Flet (“an upper bedroom”), German Fletz, Flötz (“level ground, threshing floor, hallway, set of rooms or benches”). More at flat.