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Where does “pflega” come from?

pflega (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “pflega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
2Proto-West Germanic-ōCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
3Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “pflega”

  • Silberpflege
  • pflegeleicht
  • pflegebedürftig
  • Pflegeheim
  • Pflegling
  • Pflege
  • pfleglich
  • Rassenpflege
  • pflege
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