Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz.

Adjective edit

cleini

  1. small

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

  • Middle Dutch: cleine, clêne
    • Dutch: klein
      • Afrikaans: klein
      • Jersey Dutch: klāin
      • Negerhollands: kleen, klen
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: klenk
    • Limburgish: klein

Further reading edit

  • klēni”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012