Origin of pluck

before 1000; Middle English plukken (v.), Old English pluccian, cognate with Middle Low German plucken; akin to Dutch plukken, German pflücken

OTHER WORDS FROM pluck

pluck·er, noun half-plucked, adjective un·plucked, adjective well-plucked, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for pluck up (1 of 2)

pluck up

verb (tr, adverb)

to pull out; uproot
to muster (courage, one's spirits, etc)

British Dictionary definitions for pluck up (2 of 2)

pluck
/ (plʌk) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of pluck

plucker, noun

Word Origin for pluck

Old English pluccian, plyccan; related to German pflücken