Where does “vardagskläder” come from?
vardagskläder (Swedish) comes from Swedish kläder, from Old Swedish klædhe, from Old Norse klæði, from Old Frisian klāth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
vardagskläder (Swedish): everyday clothes
Definitions
- everyday clothes
Ancestry of “vardagskläder”, step by step
vardagskläder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kläder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kläder | clothes, garments, items of clothing |
| 2 | Old Swedish | klædhe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | klæði | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | klāth | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Swedish vardag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vardag | weekday |
| 2 | Swedish | vår | our; belonging to us; spring; the season between... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | var | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 5 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |