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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclāþianto clothe
2Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
3Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “klæða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Old English clāþian →