Where does “plageånd” come from?
plageånd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plage, from Low German plage, from Latin plāga, from Latin plagius, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
plageånd (Norwegian Nynorsk): an annoying person, a pest
Definitions
- an annoying person, a pest
Ancestry of “plageånd”, step by step
plageånd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk plage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | plage | a plague; an affliction, illness, pain; a bother,... |
| 2 | Low German | plage | — |
| 3 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 4 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |