klein
Afrikaans
/kləi̯n/
adj
Definitions
- small, little
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish klein (small, little) inherited from Middle Dutch cleine inherited from Old Dutch cleini inherited from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (shining, tender, fine, splendid, precious, splended, clear, brilliantly bright, clean, pure, elegant).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klainiz
Gloss
shining, tender, fine, splendid, precious, splended, clear, brilliantly bright, clean, pure, elegant
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
浄
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clenodium Latin
- klein German
- klein Dutch, Flemish
- kleinburgerlijk Dutch, Flemish
- kleindochter Dutch, Flemish
- kleingeestig Dutch, Flemish
- kleingeld Dutch, Flemish
- kleinhandel Dutch, Flemish
- kleinigheid Dutch, Flemish
- kleinkind Dutch, Flemish
- kleinkunst Dutch, Flemish
- kleinoogrog Dutch, Flemish
- kleinscheeps Dutch, Flemish
- kleinvee Dutch, Flemish
- kleinzerig Dutch, Flemish
- kleinzielig Dutch, Flemish
- kleinzoon Dutch, Flemish
- *g(e)lēi- Proto-Indo-European
- *gleh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- *gley- Proto-Indo-European
- *glēy- Proto-Indo-European
- *klainiz Proto-Germanic
- clæne Old English
- clǣne Old English
- klénn Old Norse
- cleine Middle Dutch
- kleini Old High German
- *klainisōną gmw-pro
- cleini Old Dutch
- klēni Old Saxon
- klein Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish