Etymology

complainer

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Today it means: One who complains, or is known for their complaints. Full definition →

English complain ← Middle English complaynen ← Old French complaindre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincom-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pl(e)h₂-n-g-e-ti
  8. Proto-Italic*plāngō
  9. Latinplango
  10. Latinplangere
  11. Medieval Latincomplangere
  12. Old Frenchconplaindre
  13. Old Frenchcomplaindre
  14. Middle Englishcomplaynen
  15. Englishcomplain
  16. English todaycomplainer

From complain + -er.

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