Where does “klid” come from?

klid (Czech) comes from Danish klud, from Old Norse klútr, from Old English clūt, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

klid (Czech): rest; calm

Definitions

  1. rest; calm

Ancestry of “klid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkludrag; cloth
2Old Norseklútrkerchief
3Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
4Proto-West Germanicklūt—
5Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
6Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
7Indo-European*gel-—

Words derived from “klid”

Every word from Indo-European *gel- →