Where does “clodlet” come from?
clodlet (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-.
clodlet (English): A small clod or clump
Definitions
- A small clod or clump
Ancestry of “clodlet”, step by step
clodlet 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 let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |