Where does “vaskeklud” come from?

vaskeklud (Danish) 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-.

vaskeklud (Danish): washcloth

Definitions

  1. washcloth

Ancestry of “vaskeklud”, step by step

vaskeklud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish klud

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-—

via Danish vaske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvaskeplural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo
2Old Norsevaskato wash
3Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
4Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Indo-European *gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic klūtaz →