Where does “pfleglich” come from?
pfleglich (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.
pfleglich (German): careful
Definitions
- careful
Ancestry of “pfleglich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pflege | inflection of pflegen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | pflege | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pflega | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | plegō | care; an exercise; a game |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ō | Creates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |