Where does “græsplæne” come from?
græsplæne (Danish) comes from Danish plæne, from German plane, from English plain, from Middle English pleyn, from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus — to fill.
græsplæne (Danish): lawn
Definitions
- lawn
Ancestry of “græsplæne”, step by step
græsplæne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish plæne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | plæne | lawn |
| 2 | German | plane | inflection of planen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | English | plain | Flat, level; Simple; Obvious |
| 4 | Middle English | pleyn | clear; unambiguous |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | pleyn | Alternative form of plein |
| 6 | Old French | playn | — |
| 7 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 8 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |