Where does “Klett” come from?

Klett (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German klette, from Old High German kletta, from Proto-Germanic klīþô, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Klett (Luxembourgish): burdock

Definitions

  1. burdock

Ancestry of “Klett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklette—
2Old High Germankletta—
3Proto-Germanicklīþô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →