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

Definitions

  1. nurse

Ancestry of “sygeplejerske”, step by step

sygeplejerske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish pleje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishplejeuse to, used to; to nurse, to care for, to...
2Old Danishplæghæ—
3Old Norseplága—
4Middle Low Germanplegen—
5Old Saxonpleganto procure
6Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

via Danish syg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsygsick, ill; diseased; wicked
2Old Norsesjúkrsick
3Proto-Germanicseukazsick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseug-to be troubled or grieved

Words derived from “sygeplejerske”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Old Saxon plegan →Every word from Middle Low German plegen →