Where does “clothed” come from?
Clothed comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic klaiþą, and Proto-Indo-European gel-, ultimately deriving from a root meaning to stick or adhere.
clothed (English): simple past tense and past participle of clothe;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of clothe;...
Ancestry of “clothed”, step by step
clothed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cloth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloth | A woven fabric such as used in dressing,... |
| 2 | Middle English | cloþ | Alternative form of cloth; cloth, garment |
| 3 | Old English | clāþ | cloth, clothes, covering, sail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |