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Where does “kleid” come from?

kleid (Old High German) 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 “kleid”, 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 “kleid”

  • verkleiden
  • Kleiderstoff
  • Kleidungsstück
  • Kleidung
  • Sonntagskleidung
  • kleiden
  • Minikleid
  • Kleid
  • Schutzkleidung
  • Strahlenschutzkleidung
  • Babykleidung
  • Ballkleid
  • Haarkleid
  • klajda
  • kleiden
  • kleidunge
  • kleit
  • kleeden
  • kłǡt
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