Where does “clethe” come from?

clethe (Middle English) comes from Old English clǣþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

clethe (Middle English): Cloth; fabric, especially when used for covering...

Definitions

  1. Cloth; fabric, especially when used for covering...

Ancestry of “clethe”, step by step

clethe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English clǣþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclǣþ—
2Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Proto-Brythonic klėðɨβ̃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicklėðɨβ̃—
2Proto-Celtickladiwossword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “clethe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →
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