Where does “plotte” come from?

plotte (Middle English) comes from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.

Ancestry of “plotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishplota plot of ground
2Proto-Germanicplatazslap, strike, blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanb(e)lad-to strike, beat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- →Every word from Proto-Germanic plataz →Every word from Old English plot →