Where does “klä” come from?

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

klä (Swedish): to clothe, to dress, to wear; to decorate

Definitions

  1. to clothe, to dress, to wear; to decorate

Ancestry of “klä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klä”

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