What is the etymology of the word "flat", meaning apartment?

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How old is the phrase, what is its origin, etc.

2007-01-22 12:06:45 · 3 answers · asked by Matt P 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

flat (n.)
first documented in 1801, from Scot. flat "floor or story of a house," from O.E. flet "a dwelling, floor, ground"

2007-01-22 14:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sterz 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Yahoo Etymology

2017-01-14 03:51:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A flat is a colloquial expression; the proper word is apartment.

2007-01-22 12:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by poutine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋