Where does “clǣġ” come from?
clǣġ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
clǣġ (Old English): clay
Ancestry of “clǣġ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | klaij | clay |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klajjaz | clay |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |
Words derived from “clǣġ”