Where does “markedsplads” come from?
markedsplads (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.
markedsplads (Danish): marketplace, market square
Definitions
- marketplace, market square
Ancestry of “markedsplads”, step by step
markedsplads 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 marked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | marked | market; fair; emporium |
| 2 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 3 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 4 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |