Where does “plechen” come from?

plechen (Middle English) comes from Middle French plesser, from Old French plaissier, from Late Latin plaxus, from Latin plexus, from Latin plectō, from Proto-Italic plektō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “plechen”, step by step

plechen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French plesser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplesser—
2Old Frenchplaissierto dispute; to contest; to quarrel; to argue
3Late Latinplaxus—
4Latinplexusplaited, having been plaited, woven, having been...
5Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
6Proto-Italicplektō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Middle French plescer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplescer—
2Old Frenchplessierto bend; to plash

via Middle French plessier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplessier—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →