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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

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
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