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Where does “clad” come from?

Clad comes from Middle English cladde, past participle of Old English clāþian, which derived from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to stick or adhere.

clad (English): To clothe; To cover ; to surround, envelop; To...

Definitions

  1. To clothe; To cover ; to surround, envelop; To...

Ancestry of “clad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishclaðAlternative form of cloth

Words derived from “clad”

  • cladding
  • ironclad
  • unclad
  • snowclad
  • skyclad
  • tinclad
  • yclad
  • pineclad
  • mailclad
  • reclad
  • overclad
  • heathclad
  • semiclad
  • underclad
  • beclad
  • demiclad
  • cladder
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