Where does “plotz” come from?
plotz (English) comes from Yiddish פּלאַצן, from Middle High German platzen, from Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
plotz (English): To flop down wearily; To faint; To fall down dead
Definitions
- To flop down wearily; To faint; To fall down dead
Ancestry of “plotz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פּלאַצן | split, crack, burst, explode; plural of פּלאַץ |
| 2 | Middle High German | platzen | to strike, break, throw down |
| 3 | Middle High German | plaz | a smack |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |