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Where does “plündern” come from?

plündern (German) comes from Middle High German plundern, from Middle Low German plünderen — to plunder.

plündern (German): to loot; to plunder; to pillage; to raid; to take...

Definitions

  1. to loot; to plunder; to pillage; to raid; to take...

Ancestry of “plündern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanplundern—
2Middle Low Germanplünderento plunder

Words derived from “plündern”

  • plunder
  • plundering
  • plunderer
  • plunderous
  • plunderable
  • plunderage
  • plunderess
  • plunderfish
  • plundersome
  • Plünderer
Every word from Middle Low German plünderen →