Where does “cloddishness” come from?
cloddishness (English) comes from English cloddish, 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-.
cloddishness (English): The quality of being cloddish
Definitions
- The quality of being cloddish
Ancestry of “cloddishness”, step by step
cloddishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cloddish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloddish | Like a clod, a person who is foolish, stupid or... |
| 2 | English | clod | A lump of something, especially of earth or clay;... |
| 3 | Middle English | clod | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; A clot or clump... |
| 4 | Middle English | clot | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the... |
| 5 | Old English | clott | round mass, lump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 8 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |