Where does “klôt” come from?

klôt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon klōt, from Proto-Germanic klautaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “klôt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonklōt—
2Proto-Germanicklautazball, lump; knob, block, cleat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangelewd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klôt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewd- →