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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

  1. to glue together, to stick together; to stick...

Ancestry of “beplakken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplakkento stick; to glue, to paste; to paste
2Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
3Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
4Old Dutchplaggapatch
5Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
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