Where does “cleading” come from?
cleading (English) comes from Scots cleding, from Middle English clething, from Middle English clethe, from Old English clǣþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
cleading (English): A jacket or outer covering to prevent radiation...
Definitions
- A jacket or outer covering to prevent radiation...
Ancestry of “cleading”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | cleding | — |
| 2 | Middle English | clething | An item or items of clothes; something to be... |
| 3 | Middle English | clethe | Cloth; fabric, especially when used for covering... |
| 4 | Old English | clǣþ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |