English
timberclad
From timber + clad.
Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘to build’
Proto-Germanic *timrą ‘building’
Proto-West Germanic *timr ‘building’
Old English timber
Middle English tymber
English timber
Proto-Germanic *klaiþą ‘cloth’
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Old English clāþ ‘cloth’
Old English *clāþian ‘to clothe’
Middle English clothen ‘to put clothing on, clothe, dress’
Middle English clad(d)
English clad
Today it means
adj Covered or sheathed with timber; having an exterior layer of wood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / timberclad