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
Ancestry of “platthet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | platt | — |
| 2 | German | plattdeutsch | Low German |
| 3 | German | Platt | Low German; a dialect , usually a German one |
| 4 | Middle High German | blat | — |
| 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- | — |