Where does “geplaag” come from?

geplaag (Dutch) comes from Dutch plagen, from Middle Dutch plâgen, from Old Dutch plāgon — to torment, to trouble.

geplaag (Dutch): teasing

Definitions

  1. teasing

Ancestry of “geplaag”, step by step

geplaag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplagento tease; to trouble; to torment
2Middle Dutchplâgento punish
3Old Dutchplāgonto torment, to trouble

via Dutch ge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchge"unstressed form of gij:" you
Every word from Old Dutch plāgon →Every word from Middle Dutch plâgen →Every word from Dutch plagen →