Where does “frugtplantage” come from?
frugtplantage (Danish) comes from Danish frugt, from Old Norse fruktr, from Middle Low German vrucht, from Old Saxon fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron — to give.
frugtplantage (Danish): an orchard large
Definitions
- an orchard large
Ancestry of “frugtplantage”, step by step
frugtplantage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish frugt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | frugt | fruit |
| 2 | Old Norse | fruktr | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrucht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fruht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Danish plantage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | plantage | a plantation |
| 2 | French | plantage | the action of planting; crash |
| 3 | French | planter | to plant; to drive in; to pitch |
| 4 | Old French | planter | — |
| 5 | Latin | plantō | to plant, set |
| 6 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |