Where does “קלאָגער” come from?

קלאָגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ער, from Middle High German -er, from Old Dutch -iro, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

קלאָגער (Yiddish): mourner

Definitions

  1. mourner

Ancestry of “קלאָגער”, step by step

קלאָגער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ער-er
2Middle High German-er—
3Old Dutch-iro—
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yiddish קלאָג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקלאָגlament, woe
2Old High Germanklaga—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Middle High German -er →Every word from Yiddish ־ער →