Where does “holdeplass” come from?

holdeplass (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plass, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

holdeplass (Norwegian Bokmål): a stop; a taxi rank

Definitions

  1. a stop; a taxi rank

Ancestry of “holdeplass”, step by step

holdeplass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål plass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålplassroom, space; a place
2Old Norseplaz—
3Middle Low Germanplatse—
4Latinplatēabroad way, street
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Norwegian Bokmål holde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålholdeto hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep
2Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
3Old Norsehaldato hold
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →