Where does “cloudbusting” come from?
cloudbusting (English) comes from English cloud, from Middle English cloud, from Old English clūd, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.
cloudbusting (English): The use of a cloudbuster
Ancestry of “cloudbusting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cloud | A rock; boulder; a hill; A visible mass of water... |
| 2 | Middle English | cloud | A small elevation; a hill; A clod, lump, or... |
| 3 | Old English | clūd | mass of stone, rock, boulder, hill; rock, boulder |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klūt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |