Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klaij

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klaj(j)az, from Proto-Indo-European *gloy-(y)ó-s, from *gley- (“to glue, stick together”). Cognate with Ancient Greek γλοιός (gloiós, “gum; mud, sludge”).

Noun

*klaij m

1. clay

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*klaij
Genitive	*klaijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*klaij	*klaijō, *klaijōs
Accusative	*klaij	*klaijā
Genitive	*klaijas	*klaijō
Dative	*klaijē	*klaijum
Instrumental	*klaiju	*klaijum

Related terms

• *klīstr

Descendants

• Old English: clǣġ
  • Middle English: cley
    • English: clay, cley
    • Scots: cley
    • Yola: cley
• Old Frisian: klāi
  • North Frisian: klay
  • Saterland Frisian: Kloai
  • West Frisian: klaai
• Old Saxon: *klei
  • Middle Low German: klei, kley, kleye
    • German Low German: Klei
    • → German: Klei
• Old Dutch: *clei
  • Middle Dutch: clei
    • Dutch: klei
    • Limburgish: klei
• →? Proto-Slavic: *klějь (see there for further descendants)