Where does “Plätzchendose” come from?
Plätzchendose (German) comes from German Plätzchen, 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 — flat.
Plätzchendose (German): cookie tin
Definitions
- cookie tin
Ancestry of “Plätzchendose”, step by step
Plätzchendose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Plätzchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plätzchen | Diminutive of Platz; cookie, biscuit |
| 2 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 3 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via German dōse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dōse | box container made from metal or plastic, less often wood |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dose | — |
| 3 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |