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Where does “kleh₂-” come from?

kleh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

kleh₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to put; to lay out

Definitions

  1. to put; to lay out

Ancestry of “kleh₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “kleh₂-”

  • Clark
  • clerk
  • clergy
  • laden
  • clergyman
  • clerical
  • looting
  • loot
  • Clarkson
  • lading
  • cleric
  • ladle
  • lath
  • clerkship
  • Clarksville
  • anticlerical
  • clericalism
  • lade
  • overladen
  • anticlericalism
  • clerkly
  • unladen
  • salesclerk
  • looter
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