Where does “pla” come from?

pla (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch plagen, from Middle Dutch plâgen, from Old Dutch plāgon — to torment, to trouble.

pla (Afrikaans): to tease

Definitions

  1. to tease

Ancestry of “pla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplagento tease; to trouble; to torment
2Middle Dutchplâgento punish
3Old Dutchplāgonto torment, to trouble
Every word from Old Dutch plāgon →Every word from Middle Dutch plâgen →Every word from Dutch plagen →