Where does “kluteren” come from?

kluteren (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 “kluteren”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Saxon	klōt	—
2	Proto-Germanic	klautaz	ball, lump; knob, block, cleat
3	Proto-Indo-European	gelewd-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	gley-	to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5	Proto-Indo-European	gel-	to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “kluteren”

kludre
klottra
klotter
klúðra
klottrare
klottrig

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