Where does “pleck” come from?

pleck (English) comes from Middle English pleck, from Middle Dutch plecke, from Old Dutch plekka, from Proto-Germanic plakjō — spot, stain; patch, place.

pleck (English): A plot of ground

Definitions

  1. A plot of ground

Ancestry of “pleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpleck—
2Middle Dutchplecke—
3Old Dutchplekkamark, spot, place
4Proto-Germanicplakjōspot, stain; patch, place
Every word from Proto-Germanic plakjō →Every word from Old Dutch plekka →Every word from Middle Dutch plecke →