Where does “beodclaþ” come from?

beodclaþ (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.

beodclaþ (Old English): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “beodclaþ”, step by step

beodclaþ 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 beod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeodtable; dish
2Proto-GermanicbeudazThat on which something is offered; table
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →