Where does “Hartplatz” come from?

Hartplatz (German) comes from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Hartplatz (German): hard court

Definitions

  1. hard court

Ancestry of “Hartplatz”, step by step

Hartplatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German platz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatzsingular imperative of platzen
2Frenchplaceplace, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;...
3Old Frenchplaceplace; location
4Latinplatēabroad way, street
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via German hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharthard; severe, harsh; sharply, roughly, severely
2Middle High GermanHarthill forest
3Old High Germanharthard
4Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-