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Where does “clayes” come from?

clayes (English) comes from French claie, from Old French cloie, from Old Occitan cleda, from Late Latin clēta.

clayes (English): wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven...

Definitions

  1. wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven...

Ancestry of “clayes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclaiewicker rack; trellis; hurdle
2Old Frenchcloie—
3Old Occitancleda—
4Late Latinclēta—
Every word from Late Latin clēta →