Where does “cluttersome” come from?
cluttersome (English) comes from English clutter, from English clot, from Middle English clot, from Old English clott, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.
cluttersome (English): Characterised or marked by clutter
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by clutter
Ancestry of “cluttersome”, step by step
cluttersome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clutter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clutter | A confused disordered jumble of things;... |
| 2 | English | clot | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | clot | A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the... |
| 4 | Old English | clott | round mass, lump |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |