Where does “klei” come from?

klei (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cleie, from Old Dutch klei, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

klei (Dutch): clay

Definitions

  1. clay

Ancestry of “klei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcleie—
2Old Dutchklei—
3Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
4Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “klei”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klajjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic klaij →