Where does “Klümpchen” come from?

Klümpchen (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.

Klümpchen (German): Diminutive of Klumpen; blob, globule; nodule

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Klumpen; blob, globule; nodule

Ancestry of “Klümpchen”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →
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