English word clothes comes from Proto-Indo-European *gley-, and later Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (Cloth.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gley- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to stick, smudge, to stick |
| *gleyt- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *klaiþą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Cloth. |
| clāþ | Old English (ang) | |
| claþ | Old English (ang) | (in plural) clothes. Cloth. |
| clāþas | Old English (ang) | |
| cloþes | Middle English (enm) | (plurale tantum) clothes; clothing. |
| clothes | English (en) | (obsolete) .. (plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. |