Where does “clomper” come from?
clomper (English) comes from English clomp, from Dutch klomp, from Middle Dutch clompe, from Old Dutch klumpo, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
clomper (English): A heavy, ungainly shoe or boot
Definitions
- A heavy, ungainly shoe or boot
Ancestry of “clomper”, step by step
clomper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clomp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clomp | The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly; To... |
| 2 | Dutch | klomp | A wooden shoe, clog; A mass, a nugget, a lump, a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | clompe | lump or mass of metal, wooden shoe, clump |
| 4 | Old Dutch | klumpo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |