Where does “Flicht” come from?

Flicht (Luxembourgish) 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.

Flicht (Luxembourgish): duty

Definitions

  1. duty

Ancestry of “Flicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflichtduty
2Old High Germanpfliht—
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

Words derived from “Flicht”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic plihti →Every word from Old High German pfliht →