Where does “pflege” come from?

pflege (Middle High German) comes from Old High German pflega, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “pflege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpflega—
2Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
3Proto-West Germanic-ōCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
4Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “pflege”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ō →