Where does “clāþian” come from?

clāþian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

clāþian (Old English): to clothe

Definitions

  1. to clothe

Ancestry of “clāþian”, step by step

clāþian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic klaiþōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
2Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

via Proto-Germanic klaiþijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklaiþijanąto clothe

Words derived from “clāþian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →