Where does “Abdeckplane” come from?
Abdeckplane (German) comes from German plane, from English plain, from Middle English pleyn, from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos — to fill.
Abdeckplane (German): tarpaulin
Definitions
- tarpaulin
Ancestry of “Abdeckplane”, step by step
Abdeckplane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German plane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | plane | inflection of planen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | English | plain | Flat, level; Simple; Obvious |
| 3 | Middle English | pleyn | clear; unambiguous |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | pleyn | Alternative form of plein |
| 5 | Old French | playn | — |
| 6 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 7 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via German abdecken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abdecken | to cover; to cover costs; to uncover, untile |
| 2 | German | decken | to cover; to lay or set; to mark |
| 3 | Middle High German | decken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | thecken | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |