Where does “anklager” come from?
anklager (Danish) comes from Danish anklage, from German anklagen, from German klagen, from Middle High German klagen, from Old High German klagōn, from Proto-Germanic klagōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
anklager (Danish): prosecutor
Definitions
- prosecutor
Ancestry of “anklager”, step by step
anklager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish anklage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | anklage | an accusation; to accuse |
| 2 | German | anklagen | to indict |
| 3 | German | klagen | to complain; to wail, lament; to sue |
| 4 | Middle High German | klagen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | klagōn | — |
| 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 |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |