Where does “cled” come from?
cled (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic kleð, from Proto-Celtic kliyā, from Proto-Celtic kliyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “cled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | kleð | left; northern |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kliyā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kliyos | left |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “cled”