Where does “placek” come from?
placek (Polish) comes from German Plätzchen, from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
placek (Polish): a round, flat cake, pancake, or pie
Definitions
- a round, flat cake, pancake, or pie
Ancestry of “placek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plätzchen | Diminutive of Platz; cookie, biscuit |
| 2 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 3 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |