Where does “cleiding” come from?

cleiding (Scots) comes from Scots cleithing, from Middle English clething, from Middle English clethe, from Old English clǣþ, 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 “cleiding”, step by step

cleiding traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots cleithing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotscleithingclothing
2Middle EnglishclethingAn item or items of clothes; something to be...
3Middle EnglishcletheCloth; fabric, especially when used for covering...
4Old Englishclǣþ—
5Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
6Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
7Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Scots cleething

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotscleething—

via Scots claithing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsclaithing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →