Where does “planovergang” come from?
planovergang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plan, from German plan, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
planovergang (Norwegian Nynorsk): a level crossing (UK), or grade crossing (US)
Definitions
- a level crossing (UK), or grade crossing (US)
Ancestry of “planovergang”, step by step
planovergang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk plan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | plan | plane; level; a plan |
| 2 | German | plan | planar, flat; plain, forthright |
| 3 | French | plan | plan; map; plane |
| 4 | French | plain | plane |
| 5 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 6 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Norwegian Nynorsk overgang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | overgang | a crossing; a transition; a transfer |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | over | above; past; over; more than |
| 3 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |