Etymograph

English

klutzish

From klutz + -ish.

Formed from klutz + -ish

Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘to ball up’

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Proto-West Germanic *klott ‘clod, lump, ball’

Old High German kloz ‘stump’

Middle High German kloz ‘stump’

Yiddish קלאָץ ‘wooden beam’

English klutz

Today it means

adj Characteristic of a klutz; klutzy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / klutzish