Where does “plaquer” come from?

plaquer (Old French) comes from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

plaquer (Old French): to stick, to affix

Definitions

  1. to stick, to affix

Ancestry of “plaquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
2Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
3Old Dutchplaggapatch
4Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch

Words derived from “plaquer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →Every word from Old Dutch plagga →Every word from Middle Dutch placke →