Where does “clude” come from?

clude (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-.

clude (Middle English): Alternative form of cloud

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cloud

Ancestry of “clude”, step by step

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