Where does “Hautpflege” come from?

Hautpflege (German) comes from German pflege, from Middle High German pflege, from Old High German pflega, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Hautpflege (German): skincare

Definitions

  1. skincare

Ancestry of “Hautpflege”, step by step

Hautpflege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pflege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpflegeinflection of pflegen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanpflege—
3Old High Germanpflega—
4Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
5Proto-West Germanic-ōCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via German haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhautinflection of hauen: ## second-person plural...
2Middle High Germanhūt—
3Old High Germanhūthide
4Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
5Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Hautpflege”

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