English
Plzen
Plzen comes from Old Czech Plzen, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *pьlz.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*pьlzreconstructed
- Old CzechmodernPlzen
- CzechmodernPlzeň
- EnglishtodayPlzen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*pьlzreconstructed
- Old CzechmodernPlzen
- CzechmodernPlzeň
- EnglishtodayPlzen
The story
Anglicised form of Czech Plzeň.
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *pьlz
Today it means
name Pilsen (a city in the Czech Republic).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *pьlz / Plzen