Where does “plek” come from?

plek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch plek, from Middle Dutch plecke, from Old Dutch plekka, from Proto-Germanic plakjō — spot, stain; patch, place.

plek (Afrikaans): a spot; a place

Definitions

  1. a spot; a place

Ancestry of “plek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplekspot, place; bruise
2Middle Dutchplecke—
3Old Dutchplekkamark, spot, place
4Proto-Germanicplakjōspot, stain; patch, place

Words derived from “plek”

Every word from Proto-Germanic plakjō →Every word from Old Dutch plekka →Every word from Middle Dutch plecke →