Where does “bordclāþ” come from?

bordclāþ (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.

bordclāþ (Old English): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “bordclāþ”, step by step

bordclāþ 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 bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
2Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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