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

Definitions

  1. a plot of ground

Ancestry of “plot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plot”

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