Where does “Zeltplatz” come from?

Zeltplatz (German) comes from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Zeltplatz (German): campsite, campground

Definitions

  1. campsite, campground

Ancestry of “Zeltplatz”, step by step

Zeltplatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German platz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatzsingular imperative of platzen
2Frenchplaceplace, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;...
3Old Frenchplaceplace; location
4Latinplatēabroad way, street
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via German zelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzelttent, marquee
2Middle High Germanzëlt
3Old High Germanzelt
4Proto-West Germanic*teld
5Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
7Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
8Proto-Uralic-tt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-