Where does “klooien” come from?

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

klooien (Dutch): To beat; To mess around; To sleep with, i.e....

Definitions

  1. To beat; To mess around; To sleep with, i.e....

Ancestry of “klooien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclôyen—
2Old Dutchclōien—
3Old Dutchclouen—
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-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 →