clothe
English
/ˈkləʊð/, /ˈkloʊð/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
- (figurative) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English clothen inherited from Old English clāþian (clothe) inherited from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (clothe) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (stick together, stick, glue, spread, smear, paste, smudge, adhere to).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gley-
Gloss
stick together, stick, glue, spread, smear, paste, smudge, adhere to
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beclothe English
- bedclothing English
- clothed English
- clothedness English
- clothest English
- clotheth English
- clothing English
- clothingless English
- enclothe English
- nonclothing English
- overclothe English
- overclothed English
- overclothing English
- plainclothed English
- reclothe English
- unclothe English
- underclothe English
- underclothing English
- glutus Latin
- ankleiden German
- auskleiden German
- bekleiden German
- entkleiden German
- kleiden German
- verkleiden German
- aankleden Dutch, Flemish
- bekleden Dutch, Flemish
- kleden Dutch, Flemish
- kleed Dutch, Flemish
- kleedkamer Dutch, Flemish
- omkleden Dutch, Flemish
- ontkleden Dutch, Flemish
- uitkleden Dutch, Flemish
- verkleden Dutch, Flemish
- γλία Ancient Greek
- γλίνη Ancient Greek
- γλίσχρος Ancient Greek
- γλοιός Ancient Greek
- *gley- Proto-Indo-European
- *klainiz Proto-Germanic
- *klaiþōną Proto-Germanic
- *klajjaz Proto-Germanic
- *kleinijan- Proto-Germanic
- *kli- Proto-Germanic
- *klibaną Proto-Germanic
- clāþian Old English
- cloth Middle English
- clothen Middle English
- clothing Middle English
- overclothen Middle English
- unclothen Middle English
- clêden Middle Dutch
- kleiden Middle High German