Where does “klauw” come from?

klauw (Dutch) comes 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.

klauw (Dutch): An animal's claw; A human hand

Definitions

  1. An animal's claw; A human hand

Ancestry of “klauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclauwe—
2Old Dutchklawa—
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “klauw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →