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English word clay comes from Proto-Indo-European *gle-, and later Proto-Germanic *klajjaz (Clay.)

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*gle- (Proto-Indo-European)

*gley- (Proto-Indo-European)

to stick, smudge, to stick

*klajjaz (Proto-Germanic)

Clay.

clǣġ (Old English)

clæg (Old English)

Clay.

cley (Middle English)

clay (English)

(transitive) To add clay to, to spread clay onto.. (transitive, of sugar) To purify using clay. (Internet, informal) Land or territory of a country or other political region.. (biblical) The material of the human body.. (firearms, informal) A clay pigeon.. (geology) A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.. (tennis) A tennis court surface.. A mineral [...]

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