Where does “aanklacht” come from?
aanklacht (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanklagen, 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.
aanklacht (Dutch): indictment, charge against a crime
Definitions
- indictment, charge against a crime
Ancestry of “aanklacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aanklagen | to denounce, accuse, indict, sue |
| 2 | Dutch | klagen | to complain; to sue |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | clāgen | — |
| 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 |