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Where does “beinbrotskattarklógv” come from?

beinbrotskattarklógv (Faroese) comes from Faroese kattarklógv, from Faroese klógv, from Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

beinbrotskattarklógv (Faroese): narthecium ossifragum

Definitions

  1. narthecium ossifragum

Ancestry of “beinbrotskattarklógv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekattarklógva cat's claws; asphodel, plant in the genus...
2Faroeseklógvclaw
3Old Norseklóclaw, talon
4Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
5Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
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