Monday, April 4, 2016

A-to-Z Challenge: C

Today’s word: clod.


Clod doesn’t have an exact time period of its origin, something you should probably get used to. It comes from the Old English clod-, which was a prefix that was part of words like clodhamer, which literally translates to field-goer. Clod- comes from the Proto Germanic kludda- and the Proto Indo European gleu, clay and glei, stick together. And yes, it’s the origin word for clay, as well as glue and gluten, and probably clot too.

You clods.

Sources
Tony Jebson’s page on the Origins of Old English

15 comments:

  1. I automatically thought of the other definition, meaning stupid person. I probably saw it like that before.

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  2. Interesting. Love the transformation to gluten.

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  3. I haven't heard that term since my childhood. It was a word my grandmother used often (mainly aimed at my older brother - big cheesy miss perfect smile). Great word.

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  4. When did it become a derogatory word?

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  5. I'm going to start calling people who irritate me 'clodhamer'...I know they won't know what it means, but it sounds like a good word. :)

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    1. Me too... Or clodbanger if there's such a word

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  6. My ex-brother-in-law qualifies as a clod.

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  7. I am not a clod...
    Maybe a clot but not a clod.

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  8. When did we start to use it as an insult to be a clod. But it is a good one.
    Susan Says

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  9. Clodbanger is my new word
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  10. I haven't called anyone a clod in a long time. I should get back to that.

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  11. Clod sounds like a slow word, like you're clodding down the hallway. LOL

    ~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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    Patricia Lynne, Indie Author

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  12. When I think of clod, I think of dirt. Didn't realize it could also be used to describe a type of person :)

    betty

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  13. I love the word clod. It's not really onomatopoeia, but it could be...

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