From Middle Dutch plien, later plēgen, originally a class 4 strong verb. Presumably from Old Dutch *plian, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan (“to vouch for”). However, the form plegan already occurs in Old Dutch with -g-, and likewise for Old Saxon plegan and Old High German pflegan, so it is not certain what the exact relationship between the words is.
plegen
Inflection of plegen (weak with past in -cht) | ||||
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infinitive | plegen | |||
past singular | placht | |||
past participle | geplacht | |||
infinitive | plegen | |||
gerund | plegen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | pleeg | placht | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | pleegt | placht | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | pleegt | placht | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | pleegt | placht | ||
3rd person singular | pleegt | placht | ||
plural | plegen | plachten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | plege | plachte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | plegen | plachten | ||
imperative sing. | pleeg | |||
imperative plur.1 | pleegt | |||
participles | plegend | geplacht | ||
1) Archaic. |
Note: geplogen is also used instead of geplacht
From the same origin as above. The formation of the weak past occurred in early modern Dutch.
plegen
Inflection of plegen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | plegen | |||
past singular | pleegde | |||
past participle | gepleegd | |||
infinitive | plegen | |||
gerund | plegen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | pleeg | pleegde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | pleegt | pleegde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | pleegt | pleegde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | pleegt | pleegde | ||
3rd person singular | pleegt | pleegde | ||
plural | plegen | pleegden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | plege | pleegde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | plegen | pleegden | ||
imperative sing. | pleeg | |||
imperative plur.1 | pleegt | |||
participles | plegend | gepleegd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Presumably from earlier plien, and thus from Old Dutch *plian, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan (“to vouch for”). However, the form plegan already occurs in Old Dutch with -g-, and likewise for Old Saxon plegan and Old High German pflegan, so it is not certain what the exact relationship between the words is.
plēgen
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