Where does “pladlayt” come from?
pladlayt (Tagalog) comes from English floodlight, from English flood, from Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic flōdu, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pladlayt (Tagalog): floodlight
Definitions
- floodlight
Ancestry of “pladlayt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floodlight | A projector of a bright beam of light for use in... |
| 2 | English | flood | A overflow of water from a lake or other body of... |
| 3 | Middle English | flod | A waterbody or water in general; A flood; a... |
| 4 | Old English | flōd | river, flood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |