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
Ancestry of “Klotz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | kloz | stump; ball |
| 2 | Old High German | kloz | stump; ball |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | klott | clod, lump, ball |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “Klotz”