Where does “cloud” come from?
cloud (Middle English) comes from Old English clūd, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.
cloud (Middle English): A small elevation; a hill; A clod, lump, or...
Definitions
- A small elevation; a hill; A clod, lump, or...
Ancestry of “cloud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | clūd | mass of stone, rock, boulder, hill; rock, boulder |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | klūt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |
Words derived from “cloud”