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
3Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
4Proto-Italicplēnosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “pleyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →