Etymograph

English

klister

Klister comes from Low German klīster.

  1. Low Germanmodernklīster
  2. Old Swedishmodernklisther
  3. Swedishmodernklister
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Low Germanmodernklīster
  2. Old Swedishmodernklisther
  3. Swedishmodernklister
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- ‘to smear, glue’

clem, gleam, 3 more

Today it means

noun A soft wax used for grip on skis, especially for corn snow or crust.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Low German klīster / klister

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