Where does “cloudy” come from?

cloudy (Middle English) comes from Old English clūdiġ, from Old English clūd, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

cloudy (Middle English): Covered with or characterised by clouds; clouded;...

Definitions

  1. Covered with or characterised by clouds; clouded;...

Ancestry of “cloudy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclūdiġstony, rocky
2Old Englishclūdmass of stone, rock, boulder, hill; rock, boulder
3Proto-West Germanicklūt—
4Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
5Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
6Indo-European*gel-—

Words derived from “cloudy”

Every word from Indo-European *gel- →