Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Platt” come from?

Platt (German) comes from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Platt (German): Low German; a dialect , usually a German one

Definitions

  1. Low German; a dialect , usually a German one

Ancestry of “Platt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblat—
2Old High Germanblatleaf
3Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
4Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Platt”

  • Plattdeutsch
  • Plattdeutsch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →