Etymology Explorer › Middle English

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”

  • pledge
  • pledgee
  • pledgor
  • repledge
  • pledger
  • pledgeable
  • impledge
  • depledge
  • pledgable
  • pledgeless
  • interpledge
  • pledgeability
  • repledger
Every word from Frankish plegan →