Where does “Schallplatte” come from?

Schallplatte (German) comes from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Schallplatte (German): record, gramophone record

Definitions

  1. record, gramophone record

Ancestry of “Schallplatte”, step by step

Schallplatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German platte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatte
2Middle High Germanplatte—
3Old High Germanplatta—
4Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
5Latinplattusflattened
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via German Schall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchallsound
2Middle High Germanschaltasteless, turbid
3Old High Germanscal—
4Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
5Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “Schallplatte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →
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