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Where does “plagen” come from?

plagen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch plāgon.

Ancestry of “plagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchplāgon—

Words derived from “plagen”

  • plaagletter
  • geplaag
  • plaaggeest
  • plagen
Every word from Old Dutch plāgon →