plættan

Old English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *platjaną (strike, beat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *b(e)lad- (strike, beat).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*b(e)lad-

Gloss

strike, beat

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

pat English
*b(e)lad- Proto-Indo-European
*b(e)led-, *b(e)lad- Proto-Indo-European
*plat- Proto-Germanic
*platjaną Proto-Germanic
*plattaz Proto-Germanic
*patten Middle English
platten Middle English
*blazzen Old High German