Where does “kloz” come from?

kloz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kloz, from Proto-West Germanic klott, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

kloz (Middle High German): stump; ball

Definitions

  1. stump; ball

Ancestry of “kloz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanklozstump; ball
2Proto-West Germanicklottclod, lump, ball
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “kloz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic klott →Every word from Old High German kloz →