Where does “ploeg” come from?

ploeg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ploech, from Old Dutch pluog, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

ploeg (Dutch): team; crew; plough; coulter

Definitions

  1. team; crew; plough; coulter

Ancestry of “ploeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchploechplough; team
2Old Dutchpluog—
3Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
4Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “ploeg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →