Where does “clote” come from?

clote (Middle English) comes from Old English clāte, from Proto-Albanian klaitā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱloitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clote (Middle English): Alternative form of clete

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clete

Ancestry of “clote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclāteclotbur, burdock
2Proto-Albanianklaitā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱloitos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱloitos →