Where does “pleegouder” come from?

pleegouder (Dutch) comes from Dutch ouder, from Middle Dutch ouder, from Old Dutch alder, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

pleegouder (Dutch): foster parent

Definitions

  1. foster parent

Ancestry of “pleegouder”, step by step

pleegouder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ouder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchouderparent, father or mother; by extension a...
2Middle Dutchouderage; old age; old person, senior
3Old Dutchalder—
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

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 h₂él- →