Where does “kline” come from?

kline (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse klína, from Proto-Germanic kleinijan-, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

kline (Norwegian Nynorsk): to smear distribute in a thin layer

Definitions

  1. to smear distribute in a thin layer

Ancestry of “kline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklína
2Proto-Germanickleinijan-
3Proto-Indo-European*gley-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley-