Where does “pleats” come from?

pleats (West Frisian) comes from Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

pleats (West Frisian): farmstead

Definitions

  1. farmstead

Ancestry of “pleats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplāetsecourtyard, place
2Old Frenchplaceplace; location
3Latinplatēabroad way, street
4Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς