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

Definitions

  1. to undress

Ancestry of “afklæða”, step by step

afklæða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic klæða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicklæðato dress, clothe; indefinite genitive plural of...
2Old Norseklæða—
3Old Englishclāþianto clothe
4Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

via Icelandic af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicafoff, from; of; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Old English clāþian →