cley
Middle English
/klɛi̯/, /ˈklɛi̯(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- clay, plaster, or earth like clay.
- Any earth or terrain; something of little value or import.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English clǣġ (clay) inherited from *klaij inherited from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz (clay) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gloh₁iyós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gloh₁iyós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Clay English
- 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
- клей Russian
- *gley- Proto-Indo-European
- *gloh₁iyós Proto-Indo-European
- *klajjaz Proto-Germanic
- *kli- Proto-Germanic
- klej Polish
- clæg Old English
- clǣġ Old English
- tūn Old English
- Claytone Middle English
- claye Middle English
- clei Middle English
- cleyed Middle English
- cleyere Middle English
- cleyye Middle English
- клей Bulgarian
- *klaij gmw-pro
- *klei Old Dutch
- *klēi Old Saxon
- klāi Old Frisian