Meanings
- A surname.
Origin
- Middle High Germanvlach“smooth, straight”
- CzechVlach“foreigner”
- EnglishFlach
* As a German surname, from Czech Vlach (“foreigner”). * Also as a German surname, from the adjective Flach (“flat”), see the German entry below. * Also as a German surname, from Middle High German vlach (“smooth, straight”). This is also borrowed into Czech.
More words from Czech, Middle High German
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Flach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flach
“Flach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flach. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flach,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flach.
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