Where does “klage” come from?

klage (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German klage, from Proto-West Germanic *klagu — lamentation, complaint.

klage (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; complaint

Definitions

  1. <br>; complaint

Ancestry of “klage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklage—
2Proto-West Germanic*klagulamentation, complaint
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klagu →Every word from Middle Low German klage →