Where does “pliht” come from?

pliht (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic plihti, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

pliht (Old English): danger, risk

Definitions

  1. danger, risk

Ancestry of “pliht”, step by step

pliht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic plihti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
2Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

via Proto-West Germanic pligiþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicpligiþudanger

Words derived from “pliht”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic plihti →