Where does “klomp” come from?

klomp (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch clompe, from Old Dutch klumpo, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klomp (Dutch): A wooden shoe, clog; A mass, a nugget, a lump, a...

Definitions

  1. A wooden shoe, clog; A mass, a nugget, a lump, a...

Ancestry of “klomp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclompelump or mass of metal, wooden shoe, clump
2Old Dutchklumpo—
3Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klomp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →