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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | plecke | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | plekka | mark, spot, place |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | plakjō | spot, stain; patch, place |
Words derived from “pleck”