Where does “platt” come from?

platt (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German blat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

platt (Hunsrik): flat; flattened

Definitions

  1. flat; flattened

Ancestry of “platt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblatleaf
2Old Frenchplata footbridge
3Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →