Where does “Planwagen” come from?
Planwagen (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.
Planwagen (German): covered wagon
Definitions
- covered wagon
Ancestry of “Planwagen”, step by step
Planwagen 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 |