Where does “klottra” come from?

klottra (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German kluteren, from Old Saxon klōt, from Proto-Germanic klautaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klottra (Swedish): scribble, scrawl, doodle

Definitions

  1. scribble, scrawl, doodle

Ancestry of “klottra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankluteren—
2Old Saxonklōt—
3Proto-Germanicklautazball, lump; knob, block, cleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeangelewd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klottra”

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