Where does “klättring” come from?

klättring (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.

klättring (Swedish): climbing (with hands and feet or the like, generally or as a sport)

Definitions

  1. climbing (with hands and feet or the like, generally or as a sport)

Ancestry of “klättring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklättrato climb
2Germankletternto climb
3Germankletten—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klättring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →