Where does “κλύζω” come from?

κλύζω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

κλύζω (Ancient Greek): to wash, dash over, surge up; to be washed by the...

Definitions

  1. to wash, dash over, surge up; to be washed by the...

Ancestry of “κλύζω”, step by step

κλύζω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide

Words derived from “κλύζω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →