Where does “bearmclaþ” come from?

bearmclaþ (Old English) comes from Old English clāþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

bearmclaþ (Old English): barmcloth, apron

Definitions

  1. barmcloth, apron

Ancestry of “bearmclaþ”, step by step

bearmclaþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English clāþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclāþcloth, clothes, covering, sail
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

via Old English bearm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbearmbosom, lap; possession
2Proto-West Germanic*barmlap
3Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
4Indo-European*bʰer-—

Words derived from “bearmclaþ”

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