Where does “spånplade” come from?

spånplade (Danish) comes from Danish plade, from Old Norse plata, from Middle Low German plate, from Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.

spånplade (Danish): chipboard, particle board

Definitions

  1. chipboard, particle board

Ancestry of “spånplade”, step by step

spånplade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish plade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpladeplate
2Old Norseplata
3Middle Low Germanplate
4Latinplatasilver
5Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
6Latinplattusflattened
7Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Danish spån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspånchip, shaving
2Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ
4Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς