Where does “clothe” come from?

Clothe comes from Middle English clothen, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gel-.

clothe (English): To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to...

Definitions

  1. To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to...

Ancestry of “clothe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishclothenTo use clothing; To hide or make undiscoverable;...
2Old Englishclāþianto clothe
3Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “clothe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →