Where does “plegen” come from?

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

plegen (Dutch): to do habitually, customarily; to usually...

Definitions

  1. to do habitually, customarily; to usually...

Ancestry of “plegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchplienAlternative form of plēgen
2Old Dutchplian—
3Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

Words derived from “plegen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Old Dutch plian →Every word from Middle Dutch plien →