Germanic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Germanic: *klajjá-; *klij=; *klīnian-, *klinan- vb.; *klaima-; *klaiwa- etc.

Meaning: to stick; clay

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: klina wk. `schmieren'; kleima w`schmieren'

Norwegian: k. klina vb; dial. kli `Schlamm, Lehm'; kleina `zukleben, besudeln'; kleima `schmieren'

Swedish: dial. klina vb.; klena `kleben'; klema `liebkosen'

Old Danish: klene `kleben, schmieren'

Danish: kläg `zäher, fetter, lehmiger Schlamm'

Old English: clǟg `Leim'; clām `klebriger Stoff, Leim'; clǟman `schmieren'; clite `Leim, Schlamm'; cläfre, clafre

English: clay; clover

Old Frisian: klāy

Old Saxon: klē

Middle Dutch: clei; cleem, clēmen; clāver(e), dial. klever

Dutch: klei f.; klaver f.

Middle Low German: klei; klēmen; klēver, klāveren; klīe, kleye

Low German: klever

Old High German: klenan st. `kleben, schmieren'; klemen `leimen'; klēo (10.Jh.), { klē } `Klee'; kleimen; kli(w)a (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: klē, gen. -wes st. m., n.; klīe, klīwe, klīge wk. f. 'kleie'

German: Klee m., Kleie f.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *gley-

Meaning: to stick

Old Greek: glíǟ (~ -ī́-) f. 'glue' EM, Suid.; glínǟ f. (i~ī) = gloi̯ós Suid., glína EM, glḗnē [*glīnī < *glī́nǟ] Hdn.Gr., glinṓdēs = gloi̯ṓdēs Arist. (*glīn-, cf. glēnṓdēs Gp. 2.6.35.41); gligloi̯ó-s m. `klebriger Stoff, Harz, Gummi', gloi̯ó- `klebrig, feucht'; glítton = gloiós (Hsch.); glíkhomai̯ `an etwas kleben'; glískhro- `leimig, zäh, schlüpfrig'

Slavic: *glьjь; *glēvъ, *glēvā́; *glī́nā, *glīvā

Baltic: *gleĩ- vb., *glī-w-iā̃ f., *gleĩ-m-a- c., *gleî-m-ā̂ (1), -iā̃ (1) f., -ia- (1) c., *glei-d-a- adj., *gli-d-a- adj., *glaî-m-ā̂ (1) f., *gli-t-u-, *gl ī-t-u- adj., *glī̃-d-ē̂- vb. usw.

Germanic: *klajj-á- adj.; *klij=; *klī-n-ia- vb., *kli-n-a- vb.; *klai-m-a- adj.; *klai-w-a- adj., etc.

Latin: glūtis, -is m./f. `Leim'; glūten, -inis n. `Leim'; [ glīs, -tis `humus tenax' - Rückb. nach glūs ? ], glittus, -a `klebrig, zäh, zart'

Celtic: *glinā-mi > OIr glenim `adhaereo', Cymr. glynaf `adhaereo'; MIr glōed `Leim'

Albanian: nǵit `klebe, leime etc.'; gĺep `Augenbutter'

Russ. meaning: липнуть

References: WP I 612 f

Comments: Similar roots are *glem- and BS *glē̆w- (see *glem-).

Vasmer's dictionary :

Word: гли́на

Near etymology: укр. гли́на, ст.-слав. глиньнъ τοῦ χεραμέως (Супр.), болг. гли́на, гни́ла, сербохорв. гњила, словен. glína, чеш. hlína, слвц. hlina, польск. glina, в.-луж. hlina, н.-луж. glina.

Further etymology: Связано с глень, глей, глиста́. Ср. греч. γλίνη "клей", ирл. glenaid "увязает, застревает", кимр. инфин. glynu, др.-исл. klína "марать"; см. Бернекер 1, 304; Траутман, BSW 92; Торп 57; Мейе, MSL 14, 348; Маценауэр, LF 7, 180.

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Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *gleĩ- vb., *glī-w-iā̃ f., *gleĩ-m-a- c., *gleî-m-ā̂ (1), -iā̃ (1) f., -ia- (1) c., *glei-d-a- adj., *gli-d-a- adj., *glaî-m-ā̂ (1) f., *gli-t-u-, *gl ī-t-u- adj., *glī̃-d-ē̂- vb. usw.

Meaning: sticky; slime; to oint

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: gliẽti (gliẽja/ ostlit. glẽja, gliẽjō/ostlit. glē̃jō) 'bestreichen, beschmieren, verstreuen, verkitten, verkleben'; glīve `Schleim, grüner Schleim auf dem Wasser'; gléima, pl. gléimēs, pl. gleĩvēs, gleĩviai 'Schleim', gleivḗti 'schleimig werden'; glitù-, glītù- `klebrig, schleimig, schlüpfrig, glatt, eben', glitesà 'klebrige Sache, Schleim', glitì-s, glītì-s, glītē̃ (pl. glī̃tēs) 'Nasenschleim, Rotz, Fischleim', glaĩsta-s 'Kitt'; pl. glē̃vēs 'Schleim'

Lettish: gliẽmezis, gliẽmêzis `Schnecke, Muschel, Schaltier; Muschelschale'; gliẽme 'Schnecke, Muschel', gliẽmis, gliẽms 'ein Wurm; Schnecke, Muschel', glìemine², gliemene 'Art Wurm', glieds 'glatt', glids 'weich, wässerig', glìds 'klebrig', glìdêt 'schleimig, glitschig werden', glits 'schlüpfrig, weich; schliefig, glitschig', glîts, glĩts 'sauber, hübsch, fein, passend', glīve 'Wasserblüte, grüner Schleim auf dem Wasser, Schlick, Schleim; Farbe'; glaĩma `Liebkosung, Schmeichelei; Scherz', glaidît, -êt 'streicheln'

Comments: A similar root is *glew- in *glē̂w-a- (2) adj., *glu-m̃- vb. inch., *glu-m-a- adj., *gleu-m-a- c., *glaû-m-a- (1), *glaû-n-a- (1) > Lith , pl. gliaumaĩ 'Schleim', gliaumus valgis (Nesselm.) 'schlüpfriges Essen', glauma-s 'was beim Schleifen vom Stein abgeht', Lett glę̂vs 'wie dicker Schleim sich ziehend; weich, schlüpfrig, wässerig; schlaff, weichlich, gefährlich'; glums, glumjš 'schleimig, schlüpfrig, glatt', glùmt (-mstu, -mu) 'schleimig, glatt werden', glaũms 'glatt; gleichmassig, fein', glaũns 'gewandt; fein'. See also *glem-.

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1346

Root: nak-

English meaning: fur

German meaning: `Fell'

Material: Gr. νάκος n., νάκη f. `wolliges Fell, Vlies', ἀρνακίς f. (für *ἀρνο-νακίς) `Schaffell', νακύ(δ)ριον δέρμα Hes.; ags. næsc `weiches Leder wie z. B. Hirschleder' (*nak-s-ko-, -kā; vgl. den -es-St. νάκος); apr. nognan (aus *noknan) n. `Leder' (*nāk-no-); dazu nach E. Lewy ai. nā́ka- `Himmelsgewölbe'.

References: WP. II 316.

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