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Where does “Plädoyer” come from?

Plädoyer (German) comes from French plaidoyer, from Old French plaidoiier, from Old French plaidiier.

Plädoyer (German): closing argument; plea

Definitions

  1. closing argument; plea

Ancestry of “Plädoyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplaidoyerspeech for the defence; plea
2Old Frenchplaidoiier—
3Old Frenchplaidiier—
Every word from Old French plaidiier →