Where does “plikt” come from?
plikt (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): a duty; an obligation
Ancestry of “plikt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | plicht | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *pliht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | plihti | care, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | plehan | to stand up for; to be responsible for |