Where does “clay” come from?

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

clay (Middle English): Alternative form of cley

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cley

Ancestry of “clay”, step by step

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