Where does “klättersele” come from?
klättersele (Swedish) comes from Swedish klättra, from German klettern, from German kletten, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
klättersele (Swedish): a climbing harness
Definitions
- a climbing harness
Ancestry of “klättersele”, step by step
klättersele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish klättra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klättra | to climb |
| 2 | German | klettern | to climb |
| 3 | German | kletten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Swedish sele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sele | a harness (for a horse or other draft animal) |