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
- The material plaster, stucco
Ancestry of “pleisterkalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | pleisteren | plaster; cast in plaster; To plaster, stucco |
| 2 | Dutch | peisteren | — |
| 3 | Old French | paistre | to graze |
| 4 | Latin | pāscō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |