Where does “plejerske” come from?
plejerske (Danish) comes from Danish plejer, from Danish pleje, from Old Danish plæghæ, from Old Norse plága, from Middle Low German plegen, from Old Saxon plegan, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.
plejerske (Danish): a female caregiver, carer
Definitions
- a female caregiver, carer
Ancestry of “plejerske”, step by step
plejerske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish plejer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | plejer | a caregiver, carer |
| 2 | Danish | pleje | use to, used to; to nurse, to care for, to... |
| 3 | Old Danish | plæghæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | plága | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | plegen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | plegan | to procure |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | plehan | to stand up for; to be responsible for |
via Danish ske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ske | be; happen, occur; take place |
| 2 | Old Norse | skeið | ship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |