Where does “Kloß” come from?

Kloß (German) comes from Old High German kloz, from Proto-West Germanic klott, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Kloß (German): thickish lump; dumpling; fatso; overweight person

Definitions

  1. thickish lump; dumpling; fatso; overweight person

Ancestry of “Kloß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanklozstump; ball
2Proto-West Germanicklottclod, lump, ball
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “Kloß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic klott →Every word from Old High German kloz →