Where does “linksplakker” come from?

linksplakker (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.

linksplakker (Dutch): left lane hog

Definitions

  1. left lane hog

Ancestry of “linksplakker”, step by step

linksplakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch links

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlinkson the left; to the left; left
2Middle Dutchlincsleft, clumsy
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →