Where does “afklæða” come from?
afklæða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic klæða, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
afklæða (Icelandic): to undress
Ancestry of “afklæða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | klæða | to dress, clothe; indefinite genitive plural of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | klæða | — |
| 3 | Old English | clāþian | to clothe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþōną | to clothe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |