Where does “pleck” come from?

pleck (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch plecke, from Old Dutch plekka, from Proto-Germanic plakjō — spot, stain; patch, place.

Ancestry of “pleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplecke—
2Old Dutchplekkamark, spot, place
3Proto-Germanicplakjōspot, stain; patch, place

Words derived from “pleck”

Every word from Proto-Germanic plakjō →Every word from Old Dutch plekka →Every word from Middle Dutch plecke →