Where does “cleient” come from?

cleient (Welsh) comes from English client, from Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, from Old French client, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

cleient (Welsh): client

Definitions

  1. client

Ancestry of “cleient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclientA customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or...
2Middle Englishclient
3Anglo-Normanclyent
4Old Frenchclient
5Latincliēnscustomer
6LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
7Proto-Italickluēōto be known
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-