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

Definitions

  1. claw

Ancestry of “Klaue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklawe—
2Old High Germanklāwa—
3Proto-Germanic*klēwō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *klēwō →Every word from Old High German klāwa →Every word from Middle High German klawe →