Where does “platte” come from?

platte (German) comes from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Definitions

Ancestry of “platte”, step by step

platte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German platte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanplatte—
2Old High Germanplatta—
3Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
4Latinplattusflattened
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Veps pletta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsplettato braid, to plait
2Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
3Proto-Italicplektō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German platt machen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplatt machen—
2Yiddishמאַכן פּליטהto escape, run away

Words derived from “platte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →