Where does “klädhängare” come from?
klädhängare (Swedish) comes from Swedish kläder, from Old Swedish klædhe, 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.
klädhängare (Swedish): coat hanger
Definitions
- coat hanger
Ancestry of “klädhängare”, step by step
klädhängare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kläder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kläder | clothes, garments, items of clothing |
| 2 | Old Swedish | klædhe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | klæði | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | klāth | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Swedish hänga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hänga | to hang; to commit suicide by hanging |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hængia | to hang, to be suspended; to hang, to cause to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hengja | to hang; suspend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hangijaną | to cause to hang |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |