Where does “Goldklumpen” come from?

Goldklumpen (German) comes from German klumpen, from Middle Low German klumpe, from Old Dutch klumpo, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Goldklumpen (German): lump of gold

Definitions

  1. lump of gold

Ancestry of “Goldklumpen”, step by step

Goldklumpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klumpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklumpento lump
2Middle Low Germanklumpe—
3Old Dutchklumpo—
4Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via German gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangoldgold (chemical element, Au)
2Middle High Germangolt—
3Old High Germangold—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →