Where does “Fiberglasplatte” come from?

Fiberglasplatte (German) comes from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Fiberglasplatte (German): fiberglass panel

Definitions

  1. fiberglass panel

Ancestry of “Fiberglasplatte”, step by step

Fiberglasplatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German platte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatte
2Middle High Germanplatte—
3Old High Germanplatta—
4Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
5Latinplattusflattened
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via German Fiberglas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFiberglasfiberglass (US) / fibreglass (UK)
2GermanFiber—
3Italianfibrafiber, fibre
4Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
5Portuguesefibrafibre
6Latinfibrafiber, filament
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →