Where does “clyent” come from?

clyent (Anglo-Norman French) comes from Old French client, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “clyent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclient—
2Latincliēnscustomer
3LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
4Proto-Italickluēōto be known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clyent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →