Where does “кломпа” come from?
кломпа (Macedonian) comes from Dutch klomp, from Middle Dutch clompe, from Old Dutch klumpo, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
кломпа (Macedonian): clog
Ancestry of “кломпа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | klomp | A wooden shoe, clog; A mass, a nugget, a lump, a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | clompe | lump or mass of metal, wooden shoe, clump |
| 3 | Old Dutch | klumpo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |