Where does “plaket” come from?
plaket (Indonesian) comes from Dutch plaquette, 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.
plaket (Indonesian): plaquette
Definitions
- plaquette
Ancestry of “plaket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plaquette | — |
| 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 |