Where does “herinneringsplaats” come from?
herinneringsplaats (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.
herinneringsplaats (Dutch): a place of memory or lieu de mémoire, that is, a space with particular (historical) significance in the collective memory of a community
Definitions
- a place of memory or lieu de mémoire, that is, a space with particular (historical) significance in the collective memory of a community
Ancestry of “herinneringsplaats”, step by step
herinneringsplaats 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 herinnering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | herinnering | A memory, something that one remembers; The act... |
| 2 | Dutch | herinneren | to remind, prompt; to remember, remind oneself |
| 3 | German | erinnern | to remind or; to remember or; to remember |
| 4 | Middle High German | erinnern | — |
| 5 | German | innarōn | — |