Where does “Umschlagplatz” come from?
Umschlagplatz (German) comes from German Umschlag, from German umschlagen, from German schlagen, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Umschlagplatz (German): terminal
Definitions
- terminal
Ancestry of “Umschlagplatz”, step by step
Umschlagplatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Umschlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Umschlag | envelope; compress; turnover |
| 2 | German | umschlagen | to turn |
| 3 | German | schlagen | to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | slahen | to strike |
| 5 | Old High German | slahan | to hit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via German platz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 2 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |