Where does “clêet” come from?
clêet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch cleth, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
clêet (Middle Dutch): piece of cloth
Definitions
- piece of cloth
Ancestry of “clêet”, step by step
clêet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch cleth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | cleth | piece of clothing |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *klaiþ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Old Dutch klēth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | klēth | — |