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Kleie

Kleie

German

Noun

Kleie f ‎(genitive Kleie, plural Kleien)

  1. bran

References

  1. ↑ “Kleie” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1

Etymology

From Middle High German klīwe, klīe, from Old High German klīwa, klīa, klīga. The further origin is unclear. It might stem from Proto-Indo-European *gley- ‎(“to smear, to glue”) but this is difficult due to semantic reasons.[1]

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