Where does “Klood” come from?
Klood (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian klāth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
Klood (Saterland Frisian): cloth; garment; dress
Ancestry of “Klood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | klāth | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |