Where does “Westerplatte” come from?

Westerplatte (Polish) comes from German Westerplatte, from German platte, from Middle High German platte, from Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.

Ancestry of “Westerplatte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWesterplatte—
2Germanplatte
3Middle High Germanplatte—
4Old High Germanplatta—
5Vulgar Latinplattametal plate
6Latinplattusflattened
7Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “Westerplatte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →