Where does “støvklut” come from?

støvklut (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk klut, from Old Norse klútr, from Old English clūt, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

støvklut (Norwegian Nynorsk): a duster, dust cloth

Definitions

  1. a duster, dust cloth

Ancestry of “støvklut”, step by step

støvklut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk klut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkluta cloth
2Old Norseklútrkerchief
3Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
4Proto-West Germanicklūt—
5Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
6Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
7Indo-European*gel-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk støv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstøvdust
2Middle Low Germanstof—
3Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Indo-European *gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic klūtaz →