Where does “klette” come from?

klette (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kletta, from Proto-Germanic klīþô, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “klette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankletta—
2Proto-Germanicklīþô—
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 “klette”

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