Where does “tandplak” come from?
tandplak (Dutch) comes from Dutch tand, from Middle Dutch tant, from Old Dutch tant, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tandplak (Dutch): Alternative spelling of tandplaque
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of tandplaque
Ancestry of “tandplak”, step by step
tandplak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tand | natural tooth, more specifically incisor;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tant | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tant | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Dutch plak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plak | a slice, rasher (of bacon or cheese), slab (of chocolate) |
| 2 | French | plaque | sheet, plate; slab; plaque |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 5 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |