Where does “klump” come from?

klump (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German klumpe, from Old Dutch klumpo, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klump (Swedish): a lump; a person who is perceived to obstruct,...

Definitions

  1. a lump; a person who is perceived to obstruct,...

Ancestry of “klump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklumpe—
2Old Dutchklumpo—
3Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klump”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →