Where does “clotter” come from?
clotter (English) comes from English clot, from Middle English clot, from Old English clott, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.
clotter (English): To concrete into lumps; to clot
Definitions
- To concrete into lumps; to clot
Ancestry of “clotter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clot | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | clot | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the... |
| 3 | Old English | clott | round mass, lump |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 6 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |