Where does “Platzdeckchen” come from?
Platzdeckchen (German) comes from German Deckchen, from German decke, from Middle High German decke, from Old High German theckī, from Old High German thecken, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
Platzdeckchen (German): place mat
Definitions
- place mat
Ancestry of “Platzdeckchen”, step by step
Platzdeckchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Deckchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Deckchen | Diminutive of Decke; doily |
| 2 | German | decke | present first-person singular of decken "I cover" |
| 3 | Middle High German | decke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | theckī | — |
| 5 | Old High German | thecken | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via German platz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 2 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |