Where does “klæde” come from?

klæde (Danish) comes from Old Danish klæthæ, from Old Norse klæði, from Old Frisian klāth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klæde (Danish): cloth; cloths; suit, become; be befitting for

Definitions

  1. cloth; cloths; suit, become; be befitting for

Ancestry of “klæde”, step by step

klæde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish klæthæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishklæthæ—
2Old Norseklæði—
3Old Frisianklāthcloth
4Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
5Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Old Norse klæða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklæða—
2Old Englishclāþianto clothe
3Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “klæde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →