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Where does “klage” come from?

klage (German) comes from Middle High German klage, from Old High German klaga.

klage (German): inflection of klagen: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of klagen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “klage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklage—
2Old High Germanklaga—
Every word from Old High German klaga →