Where does “plætt” come from?
plætt (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.
plætt (Old English): a slap; smack; a sounding blow
Definitions
- a slap; smack; a sounding blow
Ancestry of “plætt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | plataz | slap, strike, blow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | b(e)lad- | to strike, beat |