Where does “platten” come from?

platten (Middle English) comes from Old English plættan, from Proto-Germanic platjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *blod-.

platten (Middle English): to strike with the hand; to slap

Definitions

  1. to strike with the hand; to slap

Ancestry of “platten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishplættanto buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow
2Proto-Germanicplatjanąto strike, beat
3Proto-Indo-European*blod-—

Words derived from “platten”

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