Where does “clodcrusher” come from?
clodcrusher (English) comes from English clod, from Middle English clod, from Middle English clot, from Old English clott, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.
clodcrusher (English): A tool for pulverising clods of soil so as to produce a level surface
Definitions
- A tool for pulverising clods of soil so as to produce a level surface
Ancestry of “clodcrusher”, step by step
clodcrusher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clod | A lump of something, especially of earth or clay;... |
| 2 | Middle English | clod | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; A clot or clump... |
| 3 | Middle English | clot | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the... |
| 4 | Old English | clott | round mass, lump |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |
via English crusher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crusher | Someone or something that crushes; A machine... |
| 2 | English | crush | A violent collision or compression; a crash;... |
| 3 | Middle English | cruschen | to crush, smash, squeeze, squash |
| 4 | Old French | croissir | to crush; to break; to crack; to snap; to crack;... |
| 5 | Late Latin | cruscio | to brush |
| 6 | Frankish | krostjan | to crush, squeeze, squash |