Where does “pleegmoeder” come from?

pleegmoeder (Dutch) comes from Dutch moeder, from Dutch bord, from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

pleegmoeder (Dutch): foster mother

Definitions

  1. foster mother

Ancestry of “pleegmoeder”, step by step

pleegmoeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch moeder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoedermother, female parent; womb
2Dutchbordplate, dish; sign; board
3Middle Dutchbort—
4Old Dutchbortboard, plank
5Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
6Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Dutch plegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplegento do habitually, customarily; to usually...
2Middle DutchplienAlternative form of plēgen
3Old Dutchplian—
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →