Where does “klaaglied” come from?
klaaglied (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch klaaglied, from Dutch klagen, from Middle Dutch clāgen, from Old Dutch clagon, from Old Saxon klagon, from Proto-Germanic klagōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
klaaglied (Afrikaans): elegy; lamentation
Definitions
- elegy; lamentation
Ancestry of “klaaglied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klaaglied | elegy |
| 2 | Dutch | klagen | to complain; to sue |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | clāgen | to complain, issue a complaint |
| 4 | Old Dutch | clagon | to complain |
| 5 | Old Saxon | klagon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klagōną | to wail, to yammer, to lament; to complain |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |