Where does “heafodclaþ” come from?

heafodclaþ (Old English) comes from Old English clāþ, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

heafodclaþ (Old English): headcloth, headdress

Definitions

  1. headcloth, headdress

Ancestry of “heafodclaþ”, step by step

heafodclaþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English clāþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclāþcloth, clothes, covering, sail
2Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Old English hēafod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēafodhead; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
2Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “heafodclaþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →