Where does “cloudedly” come from?
cloudedly (English) comes from English clouded, 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-.
cloudedly (English): In a clouded way
Definitions
- In a clouded way
Ancestry of “cloudedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clouded | Filled with clouds; Unclear; surrounded in... |
| 2 | English | cloud | A rock; boulder; a hill; A visible mass of water... |
| 3 | Middle English | cloud | A small elevation; a hill; A clod, lump, or... |
| 4 | Old English | clūd | mass of stone, rock, boulder, hill; rock, boulder |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | klūt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 8 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |