Where does “aardkloot” come from?

aardkloot (Dutch) comes 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.

aardkloot (Dutch): Planet Earth

Definitions

  1. Planet Earth

Ancestry of “aardkloot”, step by step

aardkloot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kloot

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

via Dutch aard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardnature, character, disposition; Alternative form...
2Middle Dutchāert—
3Old Dutchard—
4Proto-West Germanic*ardi—
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewd- →