Where does “platenwinkel” come from?
platenwinkel (Dutch) comes from Dutch plaat, from Middle Dutch plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
platenwinkel (Dutch): record shop, record store
Definitions
- record shop, record store
Ancestry of “platenwinkel”, step by step
platenwinkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch plaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plaat | board, sheet, plate; record |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | plate | — |
| 3 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |