Where does “kloot” come from?

kloot (Dutch) comes 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.

kloot (Dutch): sphere, ball; testicle

Definitions

  1. sphere, ball; testicle

Ancestry of “kloot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kloot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewd- →