Where does “Ablieferungspflicht” come from?

Ablieferungspflicht (German) comes from German Pflicht, from Old High German pfliht, from Proto-West Germanic plihti, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

Ablieferungspflicht (German): delivery duty

Definitions

  1. delivery duty

Ancestry of “Ablieferungspflicht”, step by step

Ablieferungspflicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflichtduty
2Old High Germanpfliht
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

via German Ablieferung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAblieferungdelivery
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehanEvery word from Proto-West Germanic plihtiEvery word from Old High German pfliht