Where does “dennenwolfsklauw” come from?
dennenwolfsklauw (Dutch) comes from Dutch wolfsklauw, from Dutch klauw, from Middle Dutch clauwe, from Old Dutch klawa, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
dennenwolfsklauw (Dutch): northern firmoss (Huperzia selago)
Definitions
- northern firmoss (Huperzia selago)
Ancestry of “dennenwolfsklauw”, step by step
dennenwolfsklauw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wolfsklauw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wolfsklauw | a club moss; any plant of genus Lycopodium; also refers to some closely related plants formerly considered to belong to Lycopodium |
| 2 | Dutch | klauw | An animal's claw; A human hand |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | clauwe | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | klawa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klawō | claw |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klawjaną | to claw or scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |