Where does “Topfpflanze” come from?

Topfpflanze (German) comes from German Pflanze, from Old High German pflanza, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Topfpflanze (German): potted plant

Definitions

  1. potted plant

Ancestry of “Topfpflanze”, step by step

Topfpflanze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflanze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflanzeplant
2Old High Germanpflanzaplant
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via German topf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantopfpot flat-bottomed, open-topped vessel, especially for cooking food
2Middle High Germantopf—
3Old High Germantopfspinning top
4Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic plāntā →