Where does “beplakken” come from?
beplakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch plakken, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.
beplakken (Dutch): to glue together, to stick together; to stick...
Definitions
- to glue together, to stick together; to stick...
Ancestry of “beplakken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | plakken | to stick; to glue, to paste; to paste |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 4 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |