Where does “plaindre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plaindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaindreto cry; to weep
2Latinplangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinplangōto strike, beat, flap
4Proto-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 →