Where does “plockien” come from?
plockien (Middle English) comes from Old English pluccian, from Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn, from Proto-Germanic plukkōną — to pluck, pull out or off.
Ancestry of “plockien”, step by step
plockien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English pluccian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | pluccian | to pluck, pull away, tear |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *plukkōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | plukkōną | to pluck, pull out or off |
via Old English ploccian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ploccian | to pluck, pull away, tear |