Where does “gårdsplads” come from?
gårdsplads (Danish) comes from Danish plads, from Middle Low German plātze, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
gårdsplads (Danish): courtyard
Definitions
- courtyard
Ancestry of “gårdsplads”, step by step
gårdsplads traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish plads
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | plads | place; seat; position |
| 2 | Middle Low German | plātze | — |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Danish gård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gård | farm, estate, land; court, courtyard, yard,... |
| 2 | Old Danish | garth | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |