Where does “Plattsburgh” come from?
Plattsburgh (English) comes from English platt, from English Plattdeutsch, from German plattdeutsch, from German Platt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą.
Plattsburgh (English): A placename
Definitions
- A placename
Ancestry of “Plattsburgh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platt | Obsolete spelling of plat "or" plot; Obsolete... |
| 2 | English | Plattdeutsch | Low German |
| 3 | German | plattdeutsch | Low German |
| 4 | German | Platt | Low German |
| 5 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 6 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |