Where does “kjlien” come from?

kjlien (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German kleine, from Old Saxon klēni, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī, from Proto-Germanic klainiz, from Proto-Indo-European g(e)lēi-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kjlien (Plautdietsch): little, tiny

Definitions

  1. little, tiny

Ancestry of “kjlien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankleinesmall, little; narrow, thin; minor, unimportant
2Old Saxonklēni—
3Proto-West Germanic*klainīfine, small
4Proto-Germanicklainizshining, fine, splendid; tender, precious
5Proto-Indo-Europeang(e)lēi-gleaming
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kjlien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(e)lēi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klainiz →