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English word origin

Etymology of clot

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel-der. Proto-Germanic *kluttaz Proto-West Germanic *klott Old English clott Middle English clot English clot From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. · A solidified mass of any liquid. · A person who is silly, stupid, dull, a clod.

verb

To form a clot or mass. · To cause to clot or form into a mass.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel-der. Proto-Germanic *kluttaz Proto-West Germanic *klott Old English clott Middle English clot English clot From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“lump”). Cognate with German Klotz (“block”). Doublet of clod and klutz.

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  • Inherited-form mentionclotenm
  • Inherited-form mentionclottang
  • Inherited-form mention*klottgmw-pro · lump
  • Cognate mentionKlotzde · block
  • Doublet mentioncloden
  • Doublet mentionklutzen
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