Where does “plack” come from?

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

plack (English): A coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and...

Definitions

  1. A coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and...

Ancestry of “plack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
2Old Dutchplaggapatch
3Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch

Words derived from “plack”

Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →Every word from Old Dutch plagga →Every word from Middle Dutch placke →