Where does “kloten” come from?

kloten (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.

kloten (Dutch): to mess, to screw around

Definitions

  1. to mess, to screw around

Ancestry of “kloten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kloten”

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