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Where does “pleyn” come from?

pleyn (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pleyn (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of plein

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of plein

Ancestry of “pleyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplayn—
2Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
3Latinplēnus—
4Proto-Italicplēnosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “pleyn”

  • plain
  • plainly
  • plains
  • floodplain
  • plainness
  • plainchant
  • plainsman
  • plainspoken
  • plainsong
  • peneplain
  • plainclothed
  • sandplain
  • plainware
  • plainland
  • plainspokenness
  • etchplain
  • plainish
  • plainhead
  • plainlike
  • plainswoman
  • plainsawn
  • riverplain
  • paleoplain
  • palaeoplain
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