Where does “plāge” come from?

plāge (German) comes from Middle High German plāge, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

plāge (German): plague affliction or hardship, particularly when seen as a divine punishment

Definitions

  1. plague affliction or hardship, particularly when seen as a divine punishment

Ancestry of “plāge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanplāge—
2Latinplāgaplague, misfortune
3Latinplagius—
4Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “plāge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος →