Where does “reddingsplan” come from?

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

reddingsplan (Dutch): rescue plan

Definitions

  1. rescue plan

Ancestry of “reddingsplan”, step by step

reddingsplan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchplanA set of intended actions, through which one...
2Frenchplanplan; map; plane
3Frenchplainplane
4Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
5Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
6Proto-Italicplēnosfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Dutch redding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreddingrescue, rescuing
2Dutchreddento save, rescue
3Middle Dutchreddento save, to rescue
4Old Dutchredden—
5Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →
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