Where does “pleyn” come from?
pleyn (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
pleyn (Middle English): clear; unambiguous
Ancestry of “pleyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | pleyn | Alternative form of plein |
| 2 | Old French | playn | — |
| 3 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 4 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “pleyn”