Where does “plikt” come from?

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

plikt (Norwegian Bokmål): a duty; an obligation

Definitions

  1. a duty; an obligation

Ancestry of “plikt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanplicht—
2Old Saxon*pliht—
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

Words derived from “plikt”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic plihti →Every word from Old Saxon *pliht →