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Where does “plëgan” come from?

plëgan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

Ancestry of “plëgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

Words derived from “plëgan”

  • pflege
  • pflegen
  • Pfleger
  • Tierpfleger
  • flegisto
  • flegistino
  • flegi
  • ĉefflegistino
  • phlëgen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →