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Where does “Plattfuß” come from?

Plattfuß (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-.

Plattfuß (German): flatfoot; flat tyre

Definitions

  1. flatfoot; flat tyre

Ancestry of “Plattfuß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlattLow German; a dialect , usually a German one
2Middle High Germanblat—
3Old High Germanblatleaf
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Plattfuß”

  • plattfüßig
  • platfus
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