Where does “klumpfotad” come from?

klumpfotad (Swedish) comes from Swedish klump, 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.

klumpfotad (Swedish): clubfooted

Definitions

  1. clubfooted

Ancestry of “klumpfotad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklumpa lump; a person who is perceived to obstruct,...
2Middle Low Germanklumpe—
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 →