Where does “Stahlplatte” come from?

Stahlplatte (German) comes from German Stahl, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.

Stahlplatte (German): steel plate

Definitions

  1. steel plate

Ancestry of “Stahlplatte”, step by step

Stahlplatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStahlsteel
2Middle High Germanstahelsteel
3Old High Germanstahal—
4Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
5Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
6Proto-Germanicstah-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →