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
Ancestry of “vaskeklud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | klud | rag; cloth |
| 2 | Old Norse | klútr | kerchief |
| 3 | Old English | clūt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klūt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |