Where does “Sorgfaltspflicht” come from?
Sorgfaltspflicht (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.
Sorgfaltspflicht (German): duty of care, due diligence
Definitions
- duty of care, due diligence
Ancestry of “Sorgfaltspflicht”, step by step
Sorgfaltspflicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pflicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pflicht | duty |
| 2 | Old High German | pfliht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | plihti | care, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | plehan | to stand up for; to be responsible for |
via German Sorgfalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sorgfalt | carefulness, care, diligence |
| 2 | German | sorgfältig | careful, meticulous |
| 3 | Middle High German | sorcveltic | — |