Where does “pleiten” come from?
pleiten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pleiten, from Old French plaider, from Old French plait, from Latin placitum, from Latin placitus, from Latin placeō.
pleiten (Dutch): to plead
Ancestry of “pleiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | pleiten | — |
| 2 | Old French | plaider | Alternative form of plaidier; to plead, offer a... |
| 3 | Old French | plait | agreement; argument; dispute; court |
| 4 | Latin | placitum | opinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,... |
| 5 | Latin | placitus | pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon |
| 6 | Latin | placeō | — |
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