Where does “Klaue” come from?
Klaue (German) comes from Middle High German klawe, from Old High German klāwa, from Proto-Germanic *klēwō.
Klaue (German): claw
Ancestry of “Klaue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | klawe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | klāwa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *klēwō | — |