Where does “clēat” come from?

clēat (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *klaut, from Proto-Germanic klautaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

clēat (Old English): a small block or wedge; cleat

Definitions

  1. a small block or wedge; cleat

Ancestry of “clēat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*klaut—
2Proto-Germanicklautazball, lump; knob, block, cleat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangelewd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewd- →