Where does “sygeplejerske” come from?
sygeplejerske (Danish) comes 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.
sygeplejerske (Danish): nurse
Ancestry of “sygeplejerske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | pleje | use to, used to; to nurse, to care for, to... |
| 2 | Old Danish | plæghæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | plága | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | plegen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | plegan | to procure |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | plehan | to stand up for; to be responsible for |