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
- thickish lump; dumpling; fatso; overweight person
Ancestry of “Kloß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | kloz | stump; ball |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | klott | clod, lump, ball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |