Where does “clout” come from?

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

clout (Middle English): A piece of fabric; a shred; A piece of fabric;...

Definitions

  1. A piece of fabric; a shred; A piece of fabric;...

Ancestry of “clout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
2Proto-West Germanicklūt—
3Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
4Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
5Indo-European*gel-—

Words derived from “clout”

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