Where does “plaketti” come from?
plaketti (Finnish) comes from Swedish plakett, from French plaquette, 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.
plaketti (Finnish): plaquette small, usually square, metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, often used mark of honor by organizations
Definitions
- plaquette small, usually square, metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, often used mark of honor by organizations
Ancestry of “plaketti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | plakett | — |
| 2 | French | plaquette | packet of butter, chocolate; strip, blister pack of pills |
| 3 | French | plaque | sheet, plate; slab; plaque |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 6 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |