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Flat

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means having a level, even surface, or a self-contained apartment
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Stage 1 of 2
flatr
Old Norse · medieval
"level, even"
level, even, without curves or bumps
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Stage 2 of 2
flat
English · 1300s
"level and smooth, or a single-story apartment"
settled as the standard English word for a level surface, later an apartment
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