Where does “plattysk” come from?
plattysk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
plattysk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Low German
Ancestry of “plattysk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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- | — |