Where does “platte” come from?

platte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

Ancestry of “platte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanplatta
2Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
3Latinplattusflattened
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “platte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς
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