Where does “kleed” come from?
kleed (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch clêet, from Old Dutch cleth, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
kleed (Dutch): cloth; long cloth garment, notably; rug, mat
Definitions
- cloth; long cloth garment, notably; rug, mat
Ancestry of “kleed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | clêet | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | cleth | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *klaiþ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “kleed”