Where does “cleit” come from?
cleit (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English cleat, from Middle English clete, from Old English clǣte.
cleit (Scottish Gaelic): feather
Definitions
- feather
Ancestry of “cleit”, step by step
cleit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cleat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cleat | A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely... |
| 2 | Middle English | clete | burdock; A cleat; a spike or angled strip; A ball... |
| 3 | Old English | clǣte | — |
via Old Norse klettr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | klettr | hill, crag, cliff; rock, stone |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klintaz | hill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glend- | shore |
via Old Irish cleitte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cleitte | — |