Where does “Spanplatte” come from?

Spanplatte (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.

Spanplatte (German): particle board, chipboard

Definitions

  1. particle board, chipboard

Ancestry of “Spanplatte”, step by step

Spanplatte 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 spān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspānchip; shaving; clipping small, usually flat, cut-off piece
2Middle High Germanspān—
3Old High Germanspānchip of wood, shaving
4Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →