Where does “plaindre” come from?

plaindre (French) comes from Middle French plaindre, from Old French plaindre, from Latin plangere, from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plaindre (French): to pity; to complain

Definitions

  1. to pity; to complain

Ancestry of “plaindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchplaindre—
2Old Frenchplaindreto cry; to weep
3Latinplangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinplangōto strike, beat, flap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “plaindre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin plangō →Every word from Latin plangere →
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