Where does “lejrplads” come from?

lejrplads (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.

lejrplads (Danish): campsite, encampment

Definitions

  1. campsite, encampment

Ancestry of “lejrplads”, step by step

lejrplads traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish plads

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpladsplace; seat; position
2Middle Low Germanplātze
3Old Frenchplaceplace; location
4Latinplatēabroad way, street
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Danish lejr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejrcamp; imperative of lejre
2Old Norselegr
3Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-