Where does “cleie” come from?

cleie (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klei, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

Ancestry of “cleie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchklei
2Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
3Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-

Words derived from “cleie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley-Every word from Proto-Germanic klajjazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic klaij