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Where does “cloot” come from?

cloot (Scots) comes from Middle English clout, from Old English clūt, from Proto-West Germanic klūt, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

cloot (Scots): cloth; cloven hoof; any of the divisions of a...

Definitions

  1. cloth; cloven hoof; any of the divisions of a...

Ancestry of “cloot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcloutA piece of fabric; a shred; A piece of fabric;...
2Old Englishclūt—
3Proto-West Germanicklūt—
4Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
5Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
6Indo-European*gel-—
Every word from Indo-European *gel- →