Where does “clôot” come from?

clôot (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klōt, from Proto-Germanic klautaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “clôot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchklōt
2Proto-Germanicklautazball, lump; knob, block, cleat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangelewd-
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “clôot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewd-