Where does “platthet” come from?
platthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål platt, from German plattdeutsch, from German Platt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto.
platthet (Norwegian Bokmål): a platitude
Definitions
- a platitude
Ancestry of “platthet”, step by step
platthet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål platt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | platt | — |
| 2 | German | plattdeutsch | Low German |
| 3 | German | Platt | Low German |
| 4 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 5 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |