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Where does “kattarklógv” come from?

kattarklógv (Faroese) comes 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.

kattarklógv (Faroese): a cat's claws; asphodel, plant in the genus...

Definitions

  1. a cat's claws; asphodel, plant in the genus...

Ancestry of “kattarklógv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseklógvclaw
2Old Norseklóclaw, talon
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kattarklógv”

  • beinbrotskattarklógv
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