Where does “klæða” come from?
klæða (Old Norse) comes from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
Ancestry of “klæða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | clāþian | to clothe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþōną | to clothe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |
Words derived from “klæða”