Where does “klæða” come from?

klæða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

klæða (Faroese): to dress, to clothe

Definitions

  1. to dress, to clothe

Ancestry of “klæða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklæða—
2Old Englishclāþianto clothe
3Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Old English clāþian →