Where does “Wouwse Plantage” come from?
Wouwse Plantage (Dutch) comes from Dutch plantage, from French plantage, from French planter, from Old French planter, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ — flat.
Ancestry of “Wouwse Plantage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plantage | plantation; A small group of plants and trees; a... |
| 2 | French | plantage | the action of planting; crash |
| 3 | French | planter | to plant; to drive in; to pitch |
| 4 | Old French | planter | — |
| 5 | Latin | plantō | to plant, set |
| 6 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |