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

  1. a slap; smack; a sounding blow

Ancestry of “plætt”, step by step

plætt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic plataz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicplatazslap, strike, blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanb(e)lad-to strike, beat

via Proto-Germanic plattaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicplattaz—

Words derived from “plætt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- →Every word from Proto-Germanic plataz →