
English word cloud comes from Proto-Indo-European *gle-, Proto-Indo-European *glūdos, and later Proto-Germanic *klūtaz (Boulder, rock. Hill. Lump, clod.)
*gle- (Proto-Indo-European)
*glūdos (Proto-Indo-European)
*gley- (Proto-Indo-European)
to stick, smudge, to stick
*gelewd- (Proto-Indo-European)
*klūtaz (Proto-Germanic)
Boulder, rock. Hill. Lump, clod.
clūd (Old English)
clud (Old English)
Hill. Stone; rock; boulder.
clud (Middle English)
cloud (English)
(intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, to become obscured from sight.. (transitive) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).. (transitive) To make gloomy or sullen.. (transitive) To make obscure.. (transitive) To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colours.. (transitive) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds. (computing, with [...]