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”

Every word from Frankish plegan →Every word from Latin plebiō →Every word from Medieval Latin plevium →