Where does “gressplen” come from?
gressplen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plen, from English plain, from Middle English pleyn, from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos — to fill.
gressplen (Norwegian Bokmål): a lawn
Ancestry of “gressplen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | plen | a lawn |
| 2 | English | plain | Flat, level; Simple; Obvious |
| 3 | Middle English | pleyn | clear; unambiguous |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | pleyn | Alternative form of plein |
| 5 | Old French | playn | — |
| 6 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 7 | Latin | plēnus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |