Where does “klessnor” come from?

klessnor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk klede, 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.

klessnor (Norwegian Nynorsk): a clothes line, or washing line

Definitions

  1. a clothes line, or washing line

Ancestry of “klessnor”, step by step

klessnor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk klede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkledea cloth; clothes
2Old Norseklæði—
3Old Frisianklāthcloth
4Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
5Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Norwegian Nynorsk snòr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnòrform removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...
2Middle Low Germansnor—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →