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Where does “klūt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “klūt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klūt”

  • cloud
  • clout
  • clod
  • thundercloud
  • cloudburst
  • cloudland
  • cloudlike
  • becloud
  • clodhopper
  • breechclout
  • cloudlet
  • cloddy
  • overcloud
  • cloudberry
  • cloddish
  • stormcloud
  • dustcloud
  • dishclout
  • cloudscape
  • raincloud
  • clodpole
  • uncloud
  • clodpate
  • cloudbuster
Every word from Indo-European *gel- →