Where does “clāþ” come from?

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

clāþ (Old English): cloth, clothes, covering, sail

Definitions

  1. cloth, clothes, covering, sail

Ancestry of “clāþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “clāþ”

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