Where does “ikläda” come from?

ikläda (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

ikläda (Swedish): to put on, to don (a piece of clothing or the like)

Definitions

  1. to put on, to don (a piece of clothing or the like)

Ancestry of “ikläda”, step by step

ikläda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
2Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
3Old Norsehóprheap; group
4Middle Low Germanhōp
5Old Saxonhōp
6Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Swedish kläda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklädato dress; now commonly contracted to "klä"
2Old Swedishklæþato dress
3Old Norseklæða
4Old Englishclāþianto clothe
5Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
6Proto-Indo-European*gley-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kouposEvery word from Proto-Germanic haupazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic haup
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