Where does “schaduwplant” come from?

schaduwplant (Dutch) comes from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

schaduwplant (Dutch): shade-dweller, shade-dwelling plant

Definitions

  1. shade-dweller, shade-dwelling plant

Ancestry of “schaduwplant”, step by step

schaduwplant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplantplant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;...
2Middle Dutchplante—
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Dutch schaduw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaduwshade; shadow; blemish
2Middle Dutchschaduwe—
3Old Dutchscado—
4Proto-Germanic*skadu—
5Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →