Where does “clawhand” come from?
clawhand (English) comes from English claw, from Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu, from Proto-West Germanic *klawu, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
clawhand (English): ectrodactyly of the hand
Definitions
- ectrodactyly of the hand
Ancestry of “clawhand”, step by step
clawhand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English claw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | claw | A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | clawe | A claw; a horny nail on the feet of certain... |
| 3 | Old English | clawu | claw |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klawu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klawō | claw |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klawjaną | to claw or scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via English Hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 2 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 3 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |