Where does “tramplate” come from?
tramplate (English) comes from English tram, from Low German traam, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos — to support; to hold.
tramplate (English): A type of iron rail used on a tramroad
Definitions
- A type of iron rail used on a tramroad
Ancestry of “tramplate”, step by step
tramplate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tram | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on... |
| 2 | Low German | traam | tram, shaft of a barrow |
| 3 | Middle High German | troum | dream |
| 4 | Old High German | troum | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | draum | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via English plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 2 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |