Where does “cleth” come from?

cleth (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

cleth (Old Dutch): piece of clothing

Definitions

  1. piece of clothing

Ancestry of “cleth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*klaiþ
2Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “cleth

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-