Where does “billedplan” come from?

billedplan (Danish) comes from Danish plan, from German plan, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

billedplan (Danish): in an extended metaphor, the level on which...

Definitions

  1. in an extended metaphor, the level on which...

Ancestry of “billedplan”, step by step

billedplan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish plan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishplana plan
2Germanplanplanar, flat; plain, forthright
3Frenchplanplan; map; plane
4Frenchplainplane
5Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
6Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
7Proto-Italicplēnosfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Danish billede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbilledepicture, image; photo
2Old Danishbeletæ
3Middle Low Germanbilede
4Old Saxonbilithi
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Italic plēnos