English
thinclad
thin + clad, in reference to the sleeveless shirts and shorts they wear.
Proto-Indo-European *tenh₂- ‘to stretch’
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Proto-Germanic *þunnuz ‘thin’
Proto-West Germanic *þunnī ‘thin’
Old English þynne ‘thin’
Middle English thinne ‘thin’
English thin
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
noun A track and field athlete.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thinclad”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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