Where does “Aufsichtspflicht” come from?

Aufsichtspflicht (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.

Aufsichtspflicht (German): obligatory supervision

Definitions

  1. obligatory supervision

Ancestry of “Aufsichtspflicht”, step by step

Aufsichtspflicht 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 Aufsicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufsichtsupervision, oversight
2Germanaufsehento look up
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic plihti →Every word from Old High German pfliht →
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