Re: kludge

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 68278
Date: 2011-12-24

Is "clot" somehow involved in all this? Sorry if this was addressed before and I missed it

From: Torsten <tgpedersen@...>
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 4:16 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: kludge
 


> >http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kludgy (clumsy, Danish kluntet,
> >klodset etc)
>
> Compared to LG Kluten/Klüten, Dansk kluntet gets an additional -n-.
>

Not in my analysis.
It's *kl-aNt(-s)-, with 'a/u ablaut' from the nasal a (aN).
Non-standard, of course.

Sw klantig "clumsy",
Da kluns "rags", "Klamotten"
Da klunser "rag picker"
Da klunker pl. "tassels; testicles"

So German Klotz loses the nasalisation.

Torsten