Where does “klisja” come from?
klisja (Icelandic) comes from French cliché, from French clicher, from German Klitsch.
klisja (Icelandic): cliché
Ancestry of “klisja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | cliché | stereotype; negative; snapshot |
| 2 | French | clicher | to stereotype |
| 3 | German | Klitsch | — |