Where does “plege” come from?

plege (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin plevium, from Latin plebiō, from Frankish plegan.

plege (Old French): pledge; surety

Definitions

  1. pledge; surety

Ancestry of “plege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinplevium
2Latinplebiō
3Frankishplegan

Words derived from “plege

Every word from Frankish pleganEvery word from Latin plebiōEvery word from Medieval Latin plevium
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