Where does “Klaine” come from?
Klaine (English) comes from English Kurt, from German kürt, from German Konrad, from Middle High German Kuonrāt, from Old High German Kuonrād, from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād.
Ancestry of “Klaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Kurt | — |
| 2 | German | kürt | inflection of küren:
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| 3 | German | Konrad | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | Kuonrāt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Kuonrād | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *Kōnirād | — |