Where does “plættan” come from?

plættan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic platjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *blod-.

plættan (Old English): to buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow

Definitions

  1. to buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow

Ancestry of “plættan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicplatjanąto strike, beat
2Proto-Indo-European*blod-—

Words derived from “plættan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *blod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic platjaną →
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