Where does “klauwaard” come from?

klauwaard (Dutch) comes 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.

klauwaard (Dutch): a medieval supporter of the counts of Flanders, rejecting the rule of the kings of France

Definitions

  1. a medieval supporter of the counts of Flanders, rejecting the rule of the kings of France

Ancestry of “klauwaard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchklauwAn animal's claw; A human hand
2Middle Dutchclauwe—
3Old Dutchklawa—
4Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
5Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →
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