Where does “plunder” come from?
Plunder comes from Middle High German plundern, derived from Middle High German plunder, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.
plunder (English): To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by...
Definitions
- To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by...
Ancestry of “plunder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | plündern | to loot; to plunder; to pillage; to raid; to take... |
| 2 | Middle High German | plundern | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | plünderen | to plunder |
Words derived from “plunder”