Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “plicht” come from?

plicht (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *pliht, from Proto-West Germanic plihti, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

Ancestry of “plicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*pliht—
2Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
3Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

Words derived from “plicht”

  • plikt
  • forpliktelse
  • forplikte
  • verneplikt
  • plikt
  • meldepligt
  • pligt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →