Where does “klede” come from?

klede (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse klæði, from Old Frisian klāth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klede (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cloth; clothes

Definitions

  1. a cloth; clothes

Ancestry of “klede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklæði—
2Old Frisianklāthcloth
3Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klede”

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