Where does “Keeleklatz” come from?

Keeleklatz (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Klatz, 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.

Keeleklatz (Luxembourgish): skittles ball, bowl

Definitions

  1. skittles ball, bowl

Ancestry of “Keeleklatz”, step by step

Keeleklatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Klatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKlatzball; bowl, boule
2Middle High Germanklozstump; ball
3Old High Germanklozstump; ball
4Proto-West Germanicklottclod, lump, ball
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Luxembourgish Keelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKeelen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic klott →Every word from Old High German kloz →