Where does “plagen” come from?

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

plagen (Dutch): to tease; to trouble; to torment

Definitions

  1. to tease; to trouble; to torment

Ancestry of “plagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplâgento punish
2Old Dutchplāgonto torment, to trouble

Words derived from “plagen”

Every word from Old Dutch plāgon →Every word from Middle Dutch plâgen →