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Where does “pleyn” come from?

pleyn (Old French) comes from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pleyn (Old French): Alternative form of plein

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of plein

Ancestry of “pleyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpleinfull
2Latinplēnus—
3Proto-Italicplēnosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →