klagen
German (Berlin)
/ˈklaːɡən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)
- to wail, lament
- (legal) to sue
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *klagōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klagōną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Klageweib German
- Weib German
- anklagen German
- beklagen German
- beklagenswert German
- verklagen German
- weh German
- wehklagen German
- *klagōną Proto-Germanic
- anklaga Swedish
- anklagelse Swedish
- beklaga Swedish
- klaga Swedish
- klagomål Swedish
- klagovisa Swedish
- åklaga Swedish
- överklaga Swedish
- klagōn Old High German
- klagen Middle High German
- kloen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- clagon Old Dutch
- anklagen Middle Low German
- klagon Old Saxon
- Chlegti Alemannic German
- chlaage Alemannic German
- klagha Old Swedish