Where does “platta” come from?
platta (Swedish) comes from Swedish plätt, from German Platt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
platta (Swedish): A wide flat object, often solid and stiff, a plate
Definitions
- A wide flat object, often solid and stiff, a plate
Ancestry of “platta”, step by step
platta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish plätt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | plätt | a small pancake; pancake, of any size; small area... |
| 2 | German | Platt | Low German |
| 3 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 4 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |