Where does “bekleiden” come from?

bekleiden (German) comes from German kleiden, from Middle High German kleiden, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

bekleiden (German): to dress

Definitions

  1. to dress

Ancestry of “bekleiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankleidento dress, to clothe
2Middle High Germankleidento clothe
3Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Middle High German kleiden →
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