Where does “kontrplak” come from?

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

kontrplak (Turkish): plywood

Definitions

  1. plywood

Ancestry of “kontrplak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcontreplaquéplywood
2Frenchplaquesheet, plate; slab; plaque
3Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
4Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
5Old Dutchplaggapatch
6Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →Every word from Old Dutch plagga →Every word from Middle Dutch placke →