Where does “Talmiplatt” come from?
Talmiplatt (German) comes from German Platt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Talmiplatt (German): A type of Low German with significant High German influence
Definitions
- A type of Low German with significant High German influence
Ancestry of “Talmiplatt”, step by step
Talmiplatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Platt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Platt | Low German |
| 2 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 3 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German Talmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Talmi | talmi, an alloy of mostly zinc and copper and occasionally some tin and lead and about a percent of gold used for jewellery of low price and great durability |