Where does “cluefulness” come from?
cluefulness (English) comes from English clueful, from English clue, from English clew, from Middle English clew, from Old English clēowen, from Proto-Germanic kliuwiną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
cluefulness (English): The state of being clueful, knowledgeable
Definitions
- The state of being clueful, knowledgeable
Ancestry of “cluefulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clueful | Knowledgeable and well-informed |
| 2 | English | clue | A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one... |
| 3 | English | clew | A roughly spherical mass or body; A ball of... |
| 4 | Middle English | clew | Alternative form of clewe |
| 5 | Old English | clēowen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kliuwiną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |