Where does “Kleid” come from?

Kleid (German) comes from Middle High German kleit, from Old High German kleid, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Kleid (German): dress, gown; garment; clothes

Definitions

  1. dress, gown; garment; clothes

Ancestry of “Kleid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankleit—
2Old High Germankleid—
3Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →