Where does “pleg” come from?

pleg (Cornish) comes from Cornish plegya, from Proto-Brythonic *plɨɡɨd, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pleg (Cornish): bend

Definitions

  1. bend

Ancestry of “pleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishplegyato bend, to fold
2Proto-Brythonic*plɨɡɨd—
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pleg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →