Where does “plæghæ” come from?
plæghæ (Old Danish) 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.
Ancestry of “plæghæ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | plága | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | plegen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | plegan | to procure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | plehan | to stand up for; to be responsible for |
Words derived from “plæghæ”