Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/plegō
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From *plehan (“to care for”) + *-ō.
Noun
[edit]*plegō m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine an-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *plegō | |
| Genitive | *pligini, *plegan | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *plegō | *plegan |
| Accusative | *plegan | *plegan |
| Genitive | *pligini, *plegan | *pleganō |
| Dative | *pligini, *plegan | *plegum |
| Instrumental | *pligini, *plegan | *plegum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old Saxon: *plega
- Old Dutch: *plega
- Old High German: *pflega; (compare pflega (“nurse”) (in compounds))
- → Medieval Latin: plevium
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Unclear and debated.
Noun
[edit]*plegō m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine an-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *plegō | |
| Genitive | *pligini, *plegan | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *plegō | *plegan |
| Accusative | *plegan | *plegan |
| Genitive | *pligini, *plegan | *pleganō |
| Dative | *pligini, *plegan | *plegum |
| Instrumental | *pligini, *plegan | *plegum |