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Where does “plege” come from?

plege (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French plege, from Medieval Latin plevium, from Latin plebiō, from Frankish plegan.

plege (Anglo-Norman): pledge; surety

Definitions

  1. pledge; surety

Ancestry of “plege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplegepledge; surety
2Medieval Latinplevium—
3Latinplebiō—
4Frankishplegan—

Words derived from “plege”

  • pledge
  • pledgee
  • pledgor
  • repledge
  • pledger
  • pledgeable
  • impledge
  • depledge
  • pledgable
  • interpledge
  • pledgeability
  • pledgeless
  • repledger
  • plege
Every word from Frankish plegan →