Where does “yclad” come from?

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

yclad (Middle English): clad

Definitions

  1. clad

Ancestry of “yclad”, step by step

yclad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeclǣþd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeclǣþd—
2Old Englishclāþianto clothe
3Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

via Old English ġeclǣdd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeclǣdd—

via Old English ġeclāded

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeclāded—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →