Where does “plezier” come from?

plezier (Dutch) comes from Middle French plaisir, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placeō — to be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way.

plezier (Dutch): fun, leisure; pleasure

Definitions

  1. fun, leisure; pleasure

Ancestry of “plezier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplaisirpleasure
2Old Frenchplaisirpleasure; to please
3Latinplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way

Words derived from “plezier”

Every word from Latin placeō →Every word from Old French plaisir →Every word from Middle French plaisir →