Where does “planer” come from?

Planer comes from English plane, derived from Latin planus meaning flat, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-.

planer (English): comparative form of plane: more plane; A...

Definitions

  1. comparative form of plane: more plane; A...

Ancestry of “planer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
2Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
3Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
4Latin-ārefirst conjugation
5Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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