Where does “glumpish” come from?
glumpish (English) comes from English glump, 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.
glumpish (English): grumpy; sullen; gloomy
Definitions
- grumpy; sullen; gloomy
Ancestry of “glumpish”, step by step
glumpish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glump | To be sullen; to sulk |
| 2 | English | clump | A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | clompe | A clump or lump; a pile |
| 4 | Old English | clymppe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |