Where does “tredjeplass” come from?

tredjeplass (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plass, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

tredjeplass (Norwegian Nynorsk): third place

Definitions

  1. third place

Ancestry of “tredjeplass”, step by step

tredjeplass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk plass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskplassroom, space; a place
2Old Norseplaz—
3Middle Low Germanplatse—
4Latinplatēabroad way, street
5Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Norwegian Nynorsk tredje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktredjethird
2Old Norseþriðithird
3Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
4Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
6Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →