Where does “kluwen” come from?

kluwen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cluwen, from Old Dutch kliuwīn, from Proto-Germanic kliuwīną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kluwen (Dutch): a ball of thread or yarn, a clew

Definitions

  1. a ball of thread or yarn, a clew

Ancestry of “kluwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcluwen—
2Old Dutchkliuwīn—
3Proto-Germanickliuwīną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kluwen”

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