Where does “pla” come from?

pla (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse plága, from Middle Low German plegen, from Old Saxon plegan, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

pla (Norwegian Nynorsk): used to

Definitions

  1. used to

Ancestry of “pla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseplága—
2Middle Low Germanplegen—
3Old Saxonpleganto procure
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Old Saxon plegan →Every word from Middle Low German plegen →