Where does “kleiden” come from?

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

kleiden (German): to dress, to clothe

Definitions

  1. to dress, to clothe

Ancestry of “kleiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankleidento clothe
2Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
3Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “kleiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Middle High German kleiden →
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