Where does “kleð” come from?

kleð (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic kliyā, from Proto-Celtic kliyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kleð (Proto-Brythonic): left; northern

Definitions

  1. left; northern

Ancestry of “kleð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickliyā—
2Proto-Celtickliyosleft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “kleð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kliyos →
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