Where does “planieren” come from?
planieren (German) comes from French planer, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
planieren (German): to level
Definitions
- to level
Ancestry of “planieren”, step by step
planieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French planer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | planer | to glide, to hover; to be entranced, to be... |
| 2 | French | plain | plane |
| 3 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 4 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Latin planō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | planō | — |