Where does “*klaiþ” come from?

*klaiþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “*klaiþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
2Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “*klaiþ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-