Where does “cloþ” come from?

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

cloþ (Middle English): Alternative form of cloth; cloth, garment

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cloth; cloth, garment

Ancestry of “cloþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclāþcloth, clothes, covering, sail
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

Words derived from “cloþ”

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