Where does “plekke” come from?

plekke (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

plekke (Limburgish): to paste, glue

Definitions

  1. to paste, glue

Ancestry of “plekke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
2Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
3Old Dutchplaggapatch
4Proto-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 →