Where does “Klumpen” come from?

Klumpen (German) comes 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.

Klumpen (German): lump; clod

Definitions

  1. lump; clod

Ancestry of “Klumpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklumpe—
2Old Dutchklumpo—
3Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
5Proto-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 →