Where does “umkleiden” come from?

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

umkleiden (German): to get changed clothes

Definitions

  1. to get changed clothes

Ancestry of “umkleiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankleidento dress, to clothe
2Middle High Germankleidento clothe
3Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “umkleiden”

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