Where does “klaga” come from?
klaga (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klage, from Middle Low German klagen, from Old Saxon klagon, from Proto-Germanic klagōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
klaga (Norwegian Bokmål): definite feminine singular of klage; inflection...
Definitions
- definite feminine singular of klage; inflection...
Ancestry of “klaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | klage | complaint; to complain, moan, groan |
| 2 | Middle Low German | klagen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | klagon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klagōną | to wail, to yammer, to lament; to complain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |