Where does “platteland” come from?

platteland (English) comes from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland — country, countryside.

platteland (English): country, countryside

Definitions

  1. country, countryside

Ancestry of “platteland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansplattelandcountryside
2Dutchplattelandcountry, countryside
Every word from Dutch platteland →Every word from Afrikaans platteland →
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