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Where does “placke” come from?

placke (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

Ancestry of “placke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchplaggapatch
2Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch

Words derived from “placke”

  • plaque
  • placket
  • plaquette
  • intraplaque
  • antiplaque
  • periplaque
  • nonplaque
  • plaqueless
  • plaquette
  • plaquer
  • plaquiste
  • plaquette
  • plaque
  • microplaquette
  • plaquettaire
  • plaquage
  • Plakette
  • Plaque
  • placa
  • antiplaca
  • placa
  • plako
  • placă
  • plako
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →