Where does “placket” come from?

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

placket (English): A slit or other opening in an item of clothing,...

Definitions

  1. A slit or other opening in an item of clothing,...

Ancestry of “placket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaquerto plate; To tackle; To grapple
2Frenchplaquesheet, plate; slab; plaque
3Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
4Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
5Old Dutchplaggapatch
6Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →Every word from Old Dutch plagga →Every word from Middle Dutch placke →