Where does “stadsplattegrond” come from?

stadsplattegrond (Dutch) comes from Dutch plattegrond, from Dutch grond, from Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

stadsplattegrond (Dutch): city map

Definitions

  1. city map

Ancestry of “stadsplattegrond”, step by step

stadsplattegrond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plattegrond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplattegrondmap of an area, floor plan of a building
2Dutchgrondground, dirt, soil; floor, ground; ground, land,...
3Middle Dutchgrontground; bottom; detail, everything particular...
4Old Dutchgruntground
5Proto-West Germanicgrundu
6Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Dutch stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstadcity, town; the town/city centre
2Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
3Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-