Where does “plaatsvervangende schaamte” come from?
plaatsvervangende schaamte (Dutch) comes from Dutch plaatsvervangend, 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 — flat.
plaatsvervangende schaamte (Dutch): vicarious embarrassment, also called empathic...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “plaatsvervangende schaamte”, step by step
plaatsvervangende schaamte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch plaatsvervangend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plaatsvervangend | substitute, surrogate |
| 2 | Dutch | plaats | place, position; A settlement; a town, city,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | plāetse | courtyard, place |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |