Where does “clumper” come from?

clumper (English) comes from English clump, from Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

clumper (English): A grass or other plant that tends to form clumps;...

Definitions

  1. A grass or other plant that tends to form clumps;...

Ancestry of “clumper”, step by step

clumper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclumpA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass; A...
2Middle EnglishclompeA clump or lump; a pile
3Old Englishclymppe
4Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb-Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô