platten

Middle English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to strike with the hand; to slap

Etymology

Inherited from Old English plættan (buffet, smack, strike, give a sounding blow, slap) inherited from Proto-Germanic *platjaną (strike, beat) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *b(e)led-, *b(e)lad- (beat, strike).

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Proto-Indo-European

*b(e)led-, *b(e)lad-

Gloss

beat, strike

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