Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “glēy-”
126 words across 29 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European glēy- — including clean, cleansing, cleaner, cleanse, cleanup, cleanest, cleanser, cleanseth.
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English (42)
- clean
- cleansing
- cleaner
- cleanse
- cleanup
- cleanest
- cleanser
- cleanseth
- Kleinberg
- cleanshaven
- cleantech
- cleanroom
- cleanable
- housecleaner
- overclean
- kleenex
- cleanability
- ultraclean
- cleanish
- superclean
- cleanskins
- reclean
- cleanskin
- uncleanable
- houseclean
- cleansest
- nonclean
- cleaneth
- preclean
- streetcleaner
- recleaner
- uncleansable
- cleansingly
- cleansable
- uncleansing
- hyperclean
- noncleanable
- clean bowl
- lick clean
- cleanaholic
- clean-shaved
- uncleanse
German (34)
- verkleinern
- kleiner
- Klein
- klein
- kleinmaschig
- kleinkrämerisch
- kleinbürgerlich
- Kleinbürger
- Kleinwagen
- Verkleinerung
- kleindeutsch
- Kleinkind
- Kleinschreibung
- kleinlich
- kleiner Finger
- Kleine
- Verkleinerungsform
- Kleinplanet
- zerkleinern
- Kleintier
- kleinasiatisch
- Kleinasien
- Selbstverkleinerung
- kleinschrittig
- Kleinpudel
- Kleinstaaterei
- Kleinstaat
- kleinkariert
- Kleinmut
- Kleinfleckkatze
- kleinlaut
- kleingeistig
- kleinkalibrig
- clean