Where does “plit” come from?

plit (Middle English) comes from Middle English plight, from Old English pliht, from Proto-West Germanic plihti, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

plit (Middle English): fold, wrinkle, bad situation

Definitions

  1. fold, wrinkle, bad situation

Ancestry of “plit”, step by step

plit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English plight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishplightrisk, danger; risky promise, peril
2Old Englishplihtdanger, risk
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

via Anglo-Norman plit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanplitfold, condition
2Old Frenchpleitcondition, manner of folding
3Vulgar Latinplictumfold, pleat
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →