Where does “bergplaats” come from?
bergplaats (Dutch) comes from Dutch plaats, from Middle Dutch plāetse, 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.
bergplaats (Dutch): storage location
Definitions
- storage location
Ancestry of “bergplaats”, step by step
bergplaats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch plaats
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plaats | place, position; A settlement; a town, city,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | plāetse | courtyard, place |
| 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 Dutch Bergen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Bergen | to store, to stash away |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bergen | to get to safety, to keep safe; to stash away, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bergan | to shelter, to hide |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bergan | to preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berganą | to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |