Where does “Cleyton” come from?

Cleyton (Middle English) comes from Old English clǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

Ancestry of “Cleyton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclǣġclay
2Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
3Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klajjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic klaij →