Clod

Morpheme

Clod

Type

free base

Denotation

lump, mass

Etymology

Middle English clod, from clot; Old English clot

Evidence

clod, clodded, cloddier, cloddiest, clodding, cloddish, cloddy, clodhopper, clodlet, clods

Notes

phonosemantic <cl> denoting “physical feeling or action of gripping, gathering, or lumping”