Where does “פּלען” come from?

פּלען (Yiddish) comes from Russian плен, from Old East Slavic плѣнъ, from Church Slavonic плѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic pelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

פּלען (Yiddish): captivity

Definitions

  1. captivity

Ancestry of “פּלען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпленcaptivity, custody
2Old East Slavicплѣнъcaptivity
3Church Slavonicплѣнъ—
4Proto-Slavicpelnъloot, spoils; captivity
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pelnъ →Every word from Church Slavonic плѣнъ →