Where does “klänning” come from?

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

klänning (Swedish): a dress

Definitions

  1. a dress

Ancestry of “klänning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklädning—
2Swedishklädato dress; now commonly contracted to "klä"
3Old Swedishklæþato dress
4Old Norseklæða—
5Old Englishclāþianto clothe
6Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
7Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “klänning”

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