Where does “kludedukke” come from?

kludedukke (Danish) comes from Danish klud, from Old Norse klútr, from Old English clūt, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

kludedukke (Danish): rag doll

Definitions

  1. rag doll

Ancestry of “kludedukke”, step by step

kludedukke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish klud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkludrag; cloth
2Old Norseklútrkerchief
3Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
4Proto-West Germanicklūt—
5Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
6Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
7Indo-European*gel-—

via Danish dukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdukkedoll; to dive, to duck; see dukke op
2Low Germandukken—
3Middle Low Germandūken—
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Indo-European *gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic klūtaz →