Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/plegō

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

Etymology 1

From *plehan (“to care for”) +‎ *-ō.

Noun

*plegō m

  2. care
Inflection
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
  • Old Saxon: *plega
    • Middle Low German: plēge
      • German Low German: Pleeg
  • Old Dutch: *plega
  • Old High German: *pflega; (compare pflega (“nurse”) (in compounds))
  • → Medieval Latin: plevium

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Unclear and debated.

Noun

*plegō m

  2. an exercise
  3. a game
Inflection
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
Derived terms
Descendants
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