Where does “플래카드” come from?

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

플래카드 (Korean): placard, banner

Definitions

  1. placard, banner

Ancestry of “플래카드”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplacardA sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or...
2Middle Englishplacardofficial document
3Middle Frenchplacardplacard (public written notice)
4Old Frenchplaquerto stick, to affix
5Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
6Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
7Old Dutchplaggapatch
8Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggąEvery word from Old Dutch plaggaEvery word from Middle Dutch placke