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
- fold, wrinkle, bad situation
Ancestry of “plit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | plight | risk, danger; risky promise, peril |
| 2 | Old English | pliht | danger, risk |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | plihti | care, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | plehan | to stand up for; to be responsible for |
Words derived from “plit”