Where does “clot” come from?
Clot comes from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic klott, from Proto-Indo-European gel-, meaning to ball up or form into a lump.
clot (English): A thrombus, solidified mass of blood; A...
Definitions
- A thrombus, solidified mass of blood; A...
Ancestry of “clot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | clot | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the... |
| 2 | Old English | clott | round mass, lump |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |
Words derived from “clot”