Where does “plege” come from?

plege (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege, from Medieval Latin plevium, from Latin plebiō, from Frankish plegan.

Ancestry of “plege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanplegepledge; surety
2Old Frenchplegepledge; surety
3Medieval Latinplevium—
4Latinplebiō—
5Frankishplegan—

Words derived from “plege”

Every word from Frankish plegan →Every word from Latin plebiō →Every word from Medieval Latin plevium →