Morpheme
Clump
Type
free base
Denotation
lump, cluster, small group
Etymology
Middle English clompe, Low German source (Dutch klomp or Middle Low German klumpe); also Old English clympre
Evidence
clump, clumped, clumperton, clumping, clumps, unclumping
Notes
phonosemantic <cl> denoting “physical feeling or action of gripping, gathering, or lumping”
