Where does “Claim” come from?

Claim (German) comes from English claim, from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Claim (German): claim; advertising slogan

Definitions

  1. claim; advertising slogan

Ancestry of “Claim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclaimA demand of ownership made for something; The...
2Middle Englishclaimen—
3Old Frenchclamerto call out; to cry out
4Latinclāmōto cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim
5Proto-Italicklāmāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →