Where does “dichtplakken” come from?

dichtplakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch dicht, from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dichtplakken (Dutch): to seal; to paste up

Definitions

  1. to seal; to paste up

Ancestry of “dichtplakken”, step by step

dichtplakken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdichtthick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut
2Middle Dutchdicht—
3Old Dutchthīht—
4Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
5Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Dutch plakken

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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