Where does “clouting” come from?

clouting (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-.

clouting (Middle English): patching, fixing

Definitions

  1. patching, fixing

Ancestry of “clouting”, 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 →
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