Where does “klauwen” come from?

klauwen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch clouwen, from Old Dutch clouen, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

klauwen (Dutch): to claw

Definitions

  1. to claw

Ancestry of “klauwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclouwen—
2Old Dutchclouen—
3Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-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 →