Where does “legeplads” come from?
legeplads (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.
legeplads (Danish): playground; spawning ground
Definitions
- playground; spawning ground
Ancestry of “legeplads”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | plads | place; seat; position |
| 2 | Middle Low German | plātze | — |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 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 |