Where does “Klotz” come from?

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

Klotz (German): block

Definitions

  1. block

Ancestry of “Klotz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklozstump; ball
2Old High Germanklozstump; ball
3Proto-West Germanicklottclod, lump, ball
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “Klotz”

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