Where does “bananenplant” come from?

bananenplant (Dutch) comes from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

bananenplant (Dutch): banana plant

Definitions

  1. banana plant

Ancestry of “bananenplant”, step by step

bananenplant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplantplant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;...
2Middle Dutchplante—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Dutch banaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbanaanbanana; plantain; black person, person of African...
2Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
3Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →