Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “plaquier” come from?

plaquier (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.

plaquier (Old French): to stick or paste, roughcast

Definitions

  1. to stick or paste, roughcast

Ancestry of “plaquier”, 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 “plaquier”

  • placard
  • placarder
  • placard
  • placart
  • placard
  • plaquart
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →