Where does “klesskift” come from?
klesskift (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klede, from Danish klæde, from Old Danish klæthæ, from Old Norse klæði, from Old Frisian klāth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.
klesskift (Norwegian Bokmål): a change of clothes
Definitions
- a change of clothes
Ancestry of “klesskift”, step by step
klesskift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål klede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | klede | cloth |
| 2 | Danish | klæde | cloth; cloths; suit, become; be befitting for |
| 3 | Old Danish | klæthæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | klæði | — |
| 5 | Old Frisian | klāth | cloth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Norwegian Bokmål skift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skift | a change; a shift; imperative of skifte |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skifte | a change; to change |
| 3 | Old Norse | skipta | to change |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |