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

  1. care
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.)

Noun[edit]

*plegō m

  1. an exercise
  2. a game
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
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]