Where does “Plattdeutsch” come from?
Plattdeutsch (German) comes from German Platt, 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-.
Plattdeutsch (German): Low German, Plattdeutsch; any German lect,...
Definitions
- Low German, Plattdeutsch; any German lect,...
Ancestry of “Plattdeutsch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Platt | Low German; a dialect , usually a German one |
| 2 | Middle High German | blat | — |
| 3 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “Plattdeutsch”