Where does “clēot” come from?

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

clēot (Old English): a small piece of cloth or leather; a patch on a garment

Definitions

  1. a small piece of cloth or leather; a patch on a garment

Ancestry of “clēot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklautazball, lump; knob, block, cleat
2Proto-Indo-Europeangelewd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
4Proto-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- →
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