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