Where does “klāth” come from?

klāth (Old Frisian) 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.

klāth (Old Frisian): cloth

Definitions

  1. cloth

Ancestry of “klāth”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klāth”

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