Where does “kläda” come from?

kläda (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish klæþa, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

kläda (Swedish): to dress; now commonly contracted to "klä"

Definitions

  1. to dress; now commonly contracted to "klä"

Ancestry of “kläda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishklæþato dress
2Old Norseklæða—
3Old Englishclāþianto clothe
4Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “kläda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Old English clāþian →