Where does “kläde” come from?

kläde (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish klæþi, from Old Norse klæði, 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.

kläde (Swedish): cloth, clothes; broadcloth

Definitions

  1. cloth, clothes; broadcloth

Ancestry of “kläde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishklæþi—
2Old Norseklæði—
3Old Frisianklāthcloth
4Proto-Germanicklaiþącloth
5Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “kläde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- →
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