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
Ancestry of “pletten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | plættan | to buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | platjaną | to strike, beat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *blod- | — |
Words derived from “pletten”