English
Plunkett
Plunkett comes from Breton plou ‘parish’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘fill’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘fill’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEplēbēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplebs‘laity, congregation, parish’
- Bretonmodernplou‘parish’
- EnglishtodayPlunkett
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘fill’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEplēbēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEplebs‘laity, congregation, parish’
- Bretonmodernplou‘parish’
- EnglishtodayPlunkett
The story
As an Irish surname, it has been Gaelicized in Pluincéid.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘fill’
people, public, full, popular, complete, fill, supply, plenty, plus, poll, folk, plain, implement, completion, accomplish, supplement, manipulation, comply, complement, ample, plural, amplitude, amplify, plenary, plethora, replenish, depletion, puri, plenum, replete, volk, deplete, fulsome, 75 more
through Latin plebs ‘laity, congregation, parish’
Today it means
name A surname from Norman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- / Plunkett