Where does “plein” come from?

plein (Dutch) comes from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

plein (Dutch): square, plaza

Definitions

  1. square, plaza

Ancestry of “plein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
2Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
3Proto-Italicplēnosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “plein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →
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