Where does “klätterväxt” come from?

klätterväxt (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.

klätterväxt (Swedish): a climber (plant that climbs upwards by attaching itself to some support)

Definitions

a climber (plant that climbs upwards by attaching itself to some support)

Ancestry of “klätterväxt”, step by step

klätterväxt 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 växt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	växt	plant, vegetable; growth, size, length
2	Old Norse	vǫxtr	growth, increase
3	Proto-Germanic	wahstuz	size, growth
4	Indo-European	*h₂weks-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →