Where does “Schlopkjleet” come from?
Schlopkjleet (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Kjleet, from Middle Low German *klēt, from Old Saxon klēth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
Schlopkjleet (Plautdietsch): pyjama
Definitions
- pyjama
Ancestry of “Schlopkjleet”, step by step
Schlopkjleet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Kjleet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Kjleet | dress, gown |
| 2 | Middle Low German | *klēt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | klēth | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |