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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

  1. vicarious embarrassment, also called empathic...

Ancestry of “plaatsvervangende schaamte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplaatsvervangendsubstitute, surrogate
2Dutchplaatsplace, position; A settlement; a town, city,...
3Middle Dutchplāetse—
4Old Frenchplaceplace; location
5Latinplatēa—
6Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
7Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →