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