Where does “placken” come from?
placken (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.
placken (Middle Dutch): to patch, beat metal into a thin plate
Definitions
- to patch, beat metal into a thin plate
Ancestry of “placken”, step by step
placken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch placke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 2 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |
via Middle Low German placke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | placke | — |