Where does “pleisterkalk” come from?

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

pleisterkalk (Dutch): The material plaster, stucco

Definitions

  1. The material plaster, stucco

Ancestry of “pleisterkalk”, step by step

pleisterkalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pleisteren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpleisterenplaster; cast in plaster; To plaster, stucco
2Dutchpeisteren
3Old Frenchpaistreto graze
4Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
5Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Dutch kalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkalklime
2Middle Dutchcalc
3Old Dutchkalk
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-
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