Where does “klootdolk” come from?

klootdolk (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.

klootdolk (Dutch): dagger with a phallic shape

Definitions

  1. dagger with a phallic shape

Ancestry of “klootdolk”, step by step

klootdolk 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 dolk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdolkA dagger, a relatively small, two-sided knife,...
2GermanDolchdagger
3Latindolōto hew, chop into shape
4Ancient Greekδόλοςtrick, deceit; wiles; bait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewd- →