Where does “kleedkamer” come from?
kleedkamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch kleden, from Middle Dutch clêden, 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- — to be cold, to freeze.
kleedkamer (Dutch): A dressing room; A lockerroom, changeroom,...
Definitions
- A dressing room; A lockerroom, changeroom,...
Ancestry of “kleedkamer”, step by step
kleedkamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kleden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kleden | to dress; to fit someone, to suit someone |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | clêden | to clothe |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | clêet | piece of cloth |
| 4 | Old Dutch | cleth | piece of clothing |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *klaiþ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Dutch kamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kamer | A room, physical chamber in a building; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cāmere | room, barn, house |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kamara | — |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |