Where does “halleflinta” come from?

halleflinta (English) comes from Swedish hälleflinta, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.

halleflinta (English): A type of metamorphic rock, formed from volcanic...

Definitions

  1. A type of metamorphic rock, formed from volcanic...

Ancestry of “halleflinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhälleflinta
2Swedishhålla stop, a station; a direction; a range, a...
3Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
4Old Swedishplatz
5Old Norseplaz
6Middle Low Germanplatse
7Latinplatēabroad way, street
8Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
9Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς