Where does “werkplaats” come from?

werkplaats (Dutch) comes from Dutch plaats, from Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

werkplaats (Dutch): workshop; a Masonic lodge

Definitions

  1. workshop; a Masonic lodge

Ancestry of “werkplaats”, step by step

werkplaats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plaats

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplaatsplace, position; A settlement; a town, city,...
2Middle Dutchplāetsecourtyard, place
3Old Frenchplaceplace; location
4Latinplatēabroad way, street
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Dutch werken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerkento work, labour; to work, to be effective; to...
2Middle Dutchwerkento act; to work; to practice
3Old Dutchwirkento work; to build, to make
4Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
5Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς