Where does “klaue” come from?

klaue (German) comes from German kläuen, from Middle High German kleuen, from Old High German klawēn, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

klaue (German): inflection of klauen: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of klauen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “klaue”, step by step

klaue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kläuen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankläuen—
2Middle High Germankleuen—
3Old High Germanklawēn—
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Middle High German klawe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklawe—
2Old High Germanklāwa—
3Proto-Germanic*klēwō—

Words derived from “klaue”

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