Where does “klagomål” come from?
klagomål (Swedish) comes from Swedish klaga, from Old Swedish klagha, 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 — he, she.
klagomål (Swedish): a complaint
Ancestry of “klagomål”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | klaga | to complain; to whine or to protest against; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | klagha | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | klagen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | klagon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klagōną | to wail, to yammer, to lament; to complain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |