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Where does “kiltbekleidet” come from?

kiltbekleidet (German) comes from German Kilt, from English kilt, from Middle English kilten, from Old Norse kelta, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kiltbekleidet (German): kilted, bekilted

Definitions

  1. kilted, bekilted

Ancestry of “kiltbekleidet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKiltkilt
2EnglishkiltTo gather up around the body; A traditional...
3Middle Englishkiltento tuck up, gird
4Old Norsekelta—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
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