Where does “clage” come from?
clage (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klaga, from Proto-Germanic klagō — complaint, lament.
clage (Middle Dutch): yammering, lamentation; complaint; inflection of...
Definitions
- yammering, lamentation; complaint; inflection of...
Ancestry of “clage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | klaga | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klagō | complaint, lament |