Where does “clothen” come from?

clothen (Middle English) comes from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

clothen (Middle English): To use clothing; To hide or make undiscoverable;...

Definitions

  1. To use clothing; To hide or make undiscoverable;...

Ancestry of “clothen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclāþianto clothe
2Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
3Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “clothen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Old English clāþian →