Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klaiþą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt-, an extension of the root *gley- (“to cling to, stick to, adhere”); however, the semantics are not particularly strong, as Kroonen notes, who leaves the origin open.[1]

Noun

*klaiþą n[1]

  1. cloth

Inflection

Declension of *klaiþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *klaiþą *klaiþō
vocative *klaiþą *klaiþō
accusative *klaiþą *klaiþō
genitive *klaiþas, *klaiþis *klaiþǫ̂
dative *klaiþai *klaiþamaz
instrumental *klaiþō *klaiþamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: clāþ, (clǣþ)
  • Old Frisian: klāth, klēth
  • Old Saxon: *klēth
  • Old Dutch: *klēt, *kleit
  • Old High German: *kleid, chleit

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*klaiþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 290
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