Where does “kleerhanger” come from?
kleerhanger (Dutch) comes from Dutch kleren, from Dutch kleed, 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.
kleerhanger (Dutch): a coat hanger
Definitions
- a coat hanger
Ancestry of “kleerhanger”, step by step
kleerhanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kleren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kleren | clothes |
| 2 | Dutch | kleed | cloth; long cloth garment, notably; rug, mat |
| 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 |