Where does “clote” come from?
clote (English) comes from Middle English clote, from Old English clāte, from Proto-Albanian klaitā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱloitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
clote (English): The common burdock; the clotbur
Definitions
- The common burdock; the clotbur
Ancestry of “clote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | clote | Alternative form of clete |
| 2 | Old English | clāte | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | klaitā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱloitos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |