Where does “clǣþ” come from?

clǣþ (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.

Ancestry of “clǣþ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	klaiþą	cloth
2	Proto-Indo-European	gleyt-	to cling to, cleave, stick
3	Proto-Indo-European	gley-	to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
4	Proto-Indo-European	gel-	to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “clǣþ”

cleading
kledju
vardagskläder
förkläde
kläder
kläde
klesdrakt
klesklype
klesbørste
klesplagg
klessnor
klesbutikk
klesskap
klesskift
klede
håndklæde
klæder
benklæder
klæde
clethen
clething
clethe
clǣþian
clǣðdon

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