Where does “Platzhirsch” come from?

Platzhirsch (German) comes from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Platzhirsch (German): alpha deer

Definitions

  1. alpha deer

Ancestry of “Platzhirsch”, step by step

Platzhirsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German platz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatzsingular imperative of platzen
2Frenchplaceplace, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;...
3Old Frenchplaceplace; location
4Latinplatēabroad way, street
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via German Hirsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirschdeer
2Middle High Germanhirz
3Old High Germanhiruzdeer
4Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
5Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-