Masculine

Kloß

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(masculine, strong) thickish lump
(masculine, strong) dumpling
(informal, masculine, offensive, strong) fatso; overweight person

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/kloːs/

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Middle Low German

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Cognate with Danish

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In summary

From Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz, ablaut form of Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Related to Middle Low German klōt, Dutch kloot, Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) (whence Danish klud), English clout, dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). Doublet of Cloud. More at English cleat.