Etymology

clunter

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Today it means: A large mass or lump. Full definition →

Middle Dutch clonter ← Proto-Germanic *klunta-
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clunter · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*klunta-
  2. Middle Dutch · derived fromclont“shapeless mass, clump”
  3. Middle Dutch · borrowed fromclonter
  4. English todayclunter

From Middle Dutch clonter (modern Dutch klonter (“lump, clod”), an extension of Middle Dutch clont (“shapeless mass, clump”), from Proto-Germanic *klunta-, related to *klautaz (“lump, ball”). related to Middle Low German klunter, klünter (“lump”), German Low German Klunter (“clump, clod”), Saterland Frisian Kluntje (“sugar cube”).

clunter · verb2

  1. Middle Dutch · borrowed fromclonteren“to clot”
  2. English todayclunter

From Middle Dutch clonteren (“to clot”), whence Dutch klonteren (“to become lumpy”). Cognate with West Frisian klonterje (“to become lumpy”), German Low German kluntern (“to curdle”).

clunter · verb, noun3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromclondren“to drone, hum”
  2. English todayclunter

Origin obscure. Cognate with Scots clanter (“to make a clattering noise”). Perhaps from Middle English clondren (“to drone, hum”); alternatively, from clunt (“to walk noisily; tread heavily”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle Low German klunderen (“to rumble, make a noise”).

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