Where does “klāi” come from?

klāi (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

Ancestry of “klāi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
2Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “klāi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klajjaz →
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