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Old English · noun

plæsc

Part of speech
noun
IPA
/plæʃ/
Syllables
plæʃ (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. pool

  2. puddle

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-West Germanic *plask (“pool”), of unknown further origin. Possibly imitative. Apparently related to Middle Dutch plasch, plas (“pool”), whence also Middle French plache (“pool”), Middle French plascq (“damp meadow”), Anglo-Norman plasseis (“marshes”, plural).

Descendants

plash

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