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Where does “pflegeleicht” come from?

pflegeleicht (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.

pflegeleicht (German): low-maintenance

Definitions

  1. low-maintenance

Ancestry of “pflegeleicht”, step by step

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
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