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

  1. To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by...

Ancestry of “plunder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplündernto loot; to plunder; to pillage; to raid; to take...
2Middle High Germanplundern—
3Middle Low Germanplünderento plunder

Words derived from “plunder”

Every word from Middle Low German plünderen →Every word from Middle High German plundern →Every word from German plündern →