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Where does “pleisteren” come from?

pleisteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch peisteren, from Old French paistre, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pleisteren (Dutch): plaster; cast in plaster; To plaster, stucco

Definitions

  1. plaster; cast in plaster; To plaster, stucco

Ancestry of “pleisteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpeisteren—
2Old Frenchpaistreto graze
3Latinpāscō—
4Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pleisteren”

  • pleisterkalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →