Where does “clūdiġ” come from?

clūdiġ (Old English) comes from Old English clūd, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

clūdiġ (Old English): stony, rocky

Definitions

  1. stony, rocky

Ancestry of “clūdiġ”, 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-

Words derived from “clūdiġ

Every word from Indo-European *gel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewdosEvery word from Proto-Germanic klūtaz
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