Where does “plot” come from?

Plot comes from Middle English plot, from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad-, with ultimate origins unclear.

plot (English): The course of a story, comprising a series of...

Definitions

  1. The course of a story, comprising a series of...

Ancestry of “plot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishplotplot of land
2Old Englishplota plot of ground
3Proto-Germanicplatazslap, strike, blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanb(e)lad-to strike, beat

Words derived from “plot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- →Every word from Proto-Germanic plataz →Every word from Old English plot →