Where does “forkledning” come from?
forkledning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forkle, from Norwegian Bokmål kle, from Danish klæde, from Old Danish klæthæ, from Old Norse klæði, from Old Frisian klāth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- — to be cold, to freeze.
forkledning (Norwegian Bokmål): a disguise
Definitions
- a disguise
Ancestry of “forkledning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | forkle | an apron; to disguise |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | kle | to become, suit; to dress |
| 3 | Danish | klæde | cloth; cloths; suit, become; be befitting for |
| 4 | Old Danish | klæthæ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | klæði | — |
| 6 | Old Frisian | klāth | cloth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |