Where does “entkleiden” come from?

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

entkleiden (German): to undress, to disrobe

Definitions

  1. to undress, to disrobe

Ancestry of “entkleiden”, 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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