Where does “pläga” come from?

pläga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish plægha, from Middle Low German plegen, from Old Saxon plegan, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

pläga (Swedish): to have a habit to do, to tend to do something

Definitions

  1. to have a habit to do, to tend to do something

Ancestry of “pläga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishplægha—
2Middle Low Germanplegen—
3Old Saxonpleganto procure
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Old Saxon plegan →Every word from Middle Low German plegen →