English word origin

Etymology of pleyt

From Middle Dutch pleyt (“flat”). Doublet of flat and plat.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A riverboat.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle Dutch pleyt (“flat”). Doublet of flat and plat.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionpleytdum
Doublet mentionflaten
Doublet mentionplaten

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A whip, as an instrument of punishment or torture in Russia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Russian плеть (pletʹ, “whip, lash”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Borrowed-form mentionплетьru

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