Pflege
German (Berlin)
/ˈpfleːɡə/, /ˈfleːɡə/
noun
Definitions
- care
- fostering (of a child)
- maintenance (i. e. of a machine)
- (figurative) cultivation (i. e. of art, language)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German pflege inherited from Old High German *pflega derived from *plegō.
Origin
*plegō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eltern German
- Heim German
- Mutter German
- Pflegeeltern German
- Pflegeheim German
- Pflegemutter German
- Pflegevater German
- Pflegling German
- Rasse German
- Rassenpflege German
- Silber German
- Silberpflege German
- Tierpfleger German
- Vater German
- bedürftig German
- leicht German
- pflegebedürftig German
- pflegeleicht German
- pflegen German
- pfleglich German
- verpflegen German
- pielęgnować Polish
- plega Old English
- plæġ Old English
- flegi Esperanto
- *pflega Old High German
- pflege Middle High German
- phlëgen Middle High German
- Fleegeheem Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *plegō gmw-pro