Where does “clouten” come from?

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

clouten (Middle English): To patch; To amend, alter; To patch together; to...

Definitions

  1. To patch; To amend, alter; To patch together; to...

Ancestry of “clouten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcloutA piece of fabric; a shred; A piece of fabric;...
2Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
3Proto-West Germanicklūt—
4Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
5Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
6Indo-European*gel-—
Every word from Indo-European *gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic klūtaz →