Where does “Klei” come from?

Klei (German) comes from Old Saxon klēi, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

Klei (German): clay; the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that...

Definitions

  1. clay; the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that...

Ancestry of “Klei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonklēi
2Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
3Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley-