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

kattarklógv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese klógv

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

via Faroese køttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekøtturcat
2Old Norsekǫttrcat
3Proto-Germanickattuzcat
4Latincattusa cat
5Latincattaa cat

Words derived from “kattarklógv”

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