Where does “klättra” come from?
klättra (Swedish) comes 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.
klättra (Swedish): to climb
Ancestry of “klättra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | klettern | to climb |
| 2 | German | kletten | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |