Where does “cley” come from?

cley (English) comes from Middle English cley, from Old English clǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

cley (English): A claw; Alternative spelling of clay

Definitions

  1. A claw; Alternative spelling of clay

Ancestry of “cley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcleyclay, plaster, or earth like clay; Any earth or...
2Old Englishclǣġclay
3Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
4Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →