English word origin

Etymology of plack

From Middle Dutch placke (“name of a coin”). Cognate with Old High German pleh, bleh (“a thin leaf of metal, plate”). Compare plaque.

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noun

A coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries. · A coin issued by James III of Scotland; also a 15th-16th century Scottish coin worth four Scots pennies.

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From Middle Dutch placke (“name of a coin”). Cognate with Old High German pleh, bleh (“a thin leaf of metal, plate”). Compare plaque.

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Unspecified derivation mentionplackedum
Cognate mentionplehgoh

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