Where does “platespiller” come from?
platespiller (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plate, from Old Norse plata, from Middle Low German plate, from Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
platespiller (Norwegian Bokmål): a record player
Definitions
- a record player
Ancestry of “platespiller”, step by step
platespiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | plate | plate; record |
| 2 | Old Norse | plata | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | plate | — |
| 4 | Latin | plata | silver |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 6 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Norwegian Bokmål spiller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spiller | a player; present of spille |