Where does “plāetse” come from?

plāetse (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

plāetse (Middle Dutch): courtyard, place

Definitions

  1. courtyard, place

Ancestry of “plāetse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaceplace; location
2Latinplatēabroad way, street
3Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “plāetse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς