Where does “klompu” come from?

klompu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch klomp, from Middle Dutch clompe, from Old Dutch klumpo, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klompu (Sranan Tongo): flip-flop, sandal, slipper

Definitions

  1. flip-flop, sandal, slipper

Ancestry of “klompu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchklompA wooden shoe, clog; A mass, a nugget, a lump, a...
2Middle Dutchclompelump or mass of metal, wooden shoe, clump
3Old Dutchklumpo—
4Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →
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