Where does “clot” come from?

clot (Middle English) comes from Old English clott, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

clot (Middle English): A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the...

Definitions

  1. A clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the...

Ancestry of “clot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclottround mass, lump
2Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
3Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
4Indo-European*gel-—

Words derived from “clot”

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