Where does “*klaut” come from?

*klaut (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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 “*klaut”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*klaut”

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