Where does “klútur” come from?

klútur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse klútr, from Old English clūt, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

klútur (Icelandic): kerchief

Definitions

  1. kerchief

Ancestry of “klútur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklútrkerchief
2Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
3Proto-West Germanicklūt—
4Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
5Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
6Indo-European*gel-—

Words derived from “klútur”

Every word from Indo-European *gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic klūtaz →
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