Where does “klæþa” come from?

klæþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

klæþa (Old Swedish): to dress

Definitions

  1. to dress

Ancestry of “klæþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklæða—
2Old Englishclāþianto clothe
3Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “klæþa”

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