klei
Dutch (Brabantic)
/klɛi̯/
noun
Definitions
- clay
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch cleie inherited from Old Dutch *klei inherited from *klaij inherited from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz (clay) 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
- brickclay English
- clay English
- claybed English
- claycourt English
- clayen English
- clayey English
- clayfield English
- clayish English
- claykicker English
- clayless English
- claylike English
- claypan English
- claystone English
- clayware English
- nanoclay English
- nonclay English
- organoclay English
- paper clay English
- pipeclay English
- underclay English
- glutus Latin
- Klei German
- kleileem Dutch, Flemish
- kleitablet Dutch, Flemish
- leem Dutch, Flemish
- pijp Dutch, Flemish
- pijpklei Dutch, Flemish
- tablet Dutch, Flemish
- glaise French
- glaiseux French
- клей Russian
- γλία Ancient Greek
- γλίνη Ancient Greek
- γλίσχρος Ancient Greek
- γλοιός Ancient Greek
- *gley- Proto-Indo-European
- *gloh₁iyós Proto-Indo-European
- *klainiz Proto-Germanic
- *klaiþōną Proto-Germanic
- *klajjaz Proto-Germanic
- *kleinijan- Proto-Germanic
- *kli- Proto-Germanic
- *klibaną Proto-Germanic
- klej Polish
- clæg Old English
- clǣġ Old English
- cley Middle English
- cleie Middle Dutch
- klei Afrikaans
- клей Bulgarian
- glaise Middle French
- *klaij gmw-pro
- *klei Old Dutch
- klei Middle Low German
- *klēi Old Saxon
- klāi Old Frisian