Where does “plakard” come from?
plakard (Tagalog) comes from English placard, from Middle English placard, from Middle French placard, from Old French plaquer, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.
plakard (Tagalog): placard
Definitions
- placard
Ancestry of “plakard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | placard | A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or... |
| 2 | Middle English | placard | official document |
| 3 | Middle French | placard | placard (public written notice) |
| 4 | Old French | plaquer | to stick, to affix |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 7 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |