English
Klees
Klees comes from German Klee ‘clover’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *klaiw.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*klaiw‘clover’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050chlēo‘clover’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350klee
- Germanc. 1650–presentKleeas Klees‘clover’
- EnglishtodayKlees
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*klaiw‘clover’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050chlēo‘clover’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350klee
- Germanc. 1650–presentKleeas Klees‘clover’
- EnglishtodayKlees
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to glue, stick together’
glue, gluten, glutinous, glutamic, 18 more
through Proto-West Germanic *klaij ‘clay’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *klaiw / Klees