English
Paradeplatz
Paradeplatz comes from German Paradeplatz.
- Germanc. 1650–presentParadeplatzliterally ‘parade square’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentParadeplatzliterally ‘parade square’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
Earliest quotation: 2023, Philip Oltermann: “While the move has, for now, calmed fears of…”
The story
Borrowed from German Paradeplatz (literally “parade square”).
Every English word from German Paradeplatz
Today it means
name A square in Zurich, Switzerland, known as the location of the headquarters of several Swiss banks.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Paradeplatz / Paradeplatz