Where does “Glasplatte” come from?

Glasplatte (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.

Glasplatte (German): glass plate

Definitions

  1. glass plate

Ancestry of “Glasplatte”, step by step

Glasplatte 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 glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglasglass
2Old High Germanglas—
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →