Where does “plān” come from?
plān (Middle High German) comes from Latin plānum, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
Ancestry of “plān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plānum | a plain, level ground |
| 2 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |