Where does “aankloten” come from?

aankloten (Dutch) comes from Dutch kloten, from Dutch kloot, from Middle Dutch clôot, from Old Dutch klōt, from Proto-Germanic klautaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

aankloten (Dutch): to screw around, to faff about, to fuck around

Definitions

  1. to screw around, to faff about, to fuck around

Ancestry of “aankloten”, step by step

aankloten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kloten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklotento mess, to screw around
2Dutchklootsphere, ball; testicle
3Middle Dutchclôot—
4Old Dutchklōt—
5Proto-Germanicklautazball, lump; knob, block, cleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangelewd-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewd- →