Where does “clott” come from?

clott (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

clott (Old English): round mass, lump

Definitions

  1. round mass, lump

Ancestry of “clott”, step by step

clott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic klūtaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
2Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
3Indo-European*gel-—

via Proto-West Germanic klott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicklottclod, lump, ball
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “clott”

Every word from Indo-European *gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic klūtaz →