Where does “pleegzoon” come from?

pleegzoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch plegen, from Middle Dutch plien, from Old Dutch plian, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

pleegzoon (Dutch): A foster son, a male foster child, boy who is...

Definitions

  1. A foster son, a male foster child, boy who is...

Ancestry of “pleegzoon”, step by step

pleegzoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch zoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoonson
2Middle Dutchsōneson
3Old Dutchsunu—
4Proto-Germanic*sunu—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Old Dutch plian →Every word from Middle Dutch plien →