Where does “plaindre” come from?

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

plaindre (Old French): to cry; to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry; to weep

Ancestry of “plaindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinplangōto strike, beat, flap
3Proto-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 →