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