Where does “pletten” come from?

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

pletten (Middle English): to pat

Definitions

  1. to pat

Ancestry of “pletten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishplættanto buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow
2Proto-Germanicplatjanąto strike, beat
3Proto-Indo-European*blod-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *blod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic platjaną →Every word from Old English plættan →