Where does “plicht” come from?

plicht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch plicht, from Old Dutch pliht, from Proto-West Germanic plihti, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

plicht (Dutch): duty, obligation

Definitions

  1. duty, obligation

Ancestry of “plicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplicht—
2Old Dutchpliht—
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

Words derived from “plicht”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →
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