Where does “Sammelklage” come from?

Sammelklage (German) comes from German sammeln, from Middle High German sameln, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

Sammelklage (German): class action

Definitions

  1. class action

Ancestry of “Sammelklage”, step by step

Sammelklage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sammeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansammelnto gather; to assemble; to collect; to...
2Middle High Germansameln—
3Proto-Germanic*samnōną—

via German klage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklageinflection of klagen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanklage—
3Old High Germanklaga—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *samnōną →Every word from Middle High German sameln →Every word from German sammeln →
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