Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “klē” come from?

klē (Middle High German) comes from Old High German chlēo, from Proto-West Germanic klaiw, from Proto-West Germanic klaiw ~ klaiwiʀi.

Ancestry of “klē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanchlēo—
2Proto-West Germanicklaiwclover
3Proto-West Germanicklaiw ~ klaiwiʀi—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic klaiw ~ klaiwiʀi →